quietude

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quietude

/ˈkwaɪ.ɪ.t(j)uːd/

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Borrowed from Middle French quiétude, from Late Latin quiētūdō, from Latin quiētus, perfect passive participle of quiēscō (“rest”).

noun quietudes

uncountable, usually Synonym of quietness (“absence of sound”) You enter what they call the world’s quietest room, and it greets you, not with pleasantries but with the full force of silence, where silence itself becomes a palpable presence. There, in this engineered quietude, the dearth of sound grows profound, rendering the space uncannily alien.
Similar: quietness
uncountable, usually tranquility But the castle was not destined to remain long in its present quietude. One morning Lord Avonleigh received a packet from London, whose contents filled him with joy...
Similar: peace, serenity, tranquility

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noun tranquility

Español	quietud
Français	quiétude
Deutsch	Ruhe

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@misc{quietude_2026,
  title = {quietude},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/quietude},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}