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noun
- 1. absence of noise or bustle; calm: "he loved the quietness and stillness of early summer days"
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QUIETNESS definition: 1. the quality of making very little noise: 2. the quality of having little activity or excitement…. Learn more.
1. a. : free from noise or uproar : still. a quiet room. The lights went down and the theater became quiet. b. : making or involving no noise or very little noise. a quiet motor. a quiet conversation. Everyone suddenly went quiet. Please be quiet —people are trying to study. c. : tending to speak very little : not loquacious.
Synonyms for QUIETNESS: restfulness, serenity, quiet, sereneness, tranquillity, calmness, calm, quietude; Antonyms of QUIETNESS: unrest, commotion, turmoil, bustle, tumult, hubbub, noise, uproar
IPA guide. Other forms: quietnesses. Definitions of quietness. noun. a state of peace and quiet. synonyms: quietude, tranquility, tranquillity. see more. noun. the property of making no sound.
the quality of having little activity or excitement and few people: We were struck by the quietness of the town on Sunday. the quality of not talking very much: I liked her smile and her gentle quietness. See. quiet. Fewer examples. The relative quietness of today's modern jet engines mean that birds don't hear them coming.
1. Making or characterized by little or no noise: a quiet library; a quiet street; a quiet, well tuned engine. 2. a. Free of turmoil and agitation; calm: a quiet lake; a quiet place in the country. b. Providing or allowing relaxation; restful; soothing: a quiet afternoon nap; a quiet tune on the flute. 3.
the state of not having many people or much noise or activity. the relative quietness in the art market. Check pronunciation: quietness. Definition of quietness noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Quietness definition: Absence of <a>sound</a>; <a>silence</a> or <a>hush</a>.
refraining or free from activity, especially busy or vigorous activity: a quiet Sunday afternoon. making no disturbance or trouble; not turbulent; peaceable: The factions remained quiet for twenty years. motionless or moving very gently: quiet waters. Synonyms: unmoving. Antonyms: active.
The earliest known use of the noun quietness is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for quietness is from before 1425, in Catherine of Siena's Orcherd of Syon . quietness is formed within English, by derivation.
