English Explanatory Dictionary

quietness

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Absence of sound; silence or hush.
Absence of disturbance; calm, stillness or serenity.

Word forms

quietness quietnesses

Etymology

From Middle English quietnes, quietnesse, quietenesse, qwietnesse, qwietenesse, equivalent to quiet + -ness.

Synonyms

silence roo

Related words

quietude

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