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quietness

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

noun quietnesses

  1. countable, uncountable Absence of sound; silence or hush.

    Similar: silence, roo

  2. countable, uncountable Absence of disturbance; calm, stillness or serenity. He put his thumbs in his galluses and looked out the window, taking credit for the quietness.

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noun absence of sound

Españoltranquilidad, quietud, calladidad, calladeza, calladez, calladura

noun absence of disturbance

Españoltranquilidad, quietud

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"quietness." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/quietness. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"quietness." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/quietness.

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@misc{quietness_2026,
  title = {quietness},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/quietness},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}