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Definition of Quietness
1. Noun. The property of making no sound.
Generic synonyms: Quiet, Silence
Specialized synonyms: Noiselessness
Derivative terms: Quiet, Soundless
2. Noun. A state of peace and quiet.
Generic synonyms: Calmness
Specialized synonyms: Ataraxis, Heartsease, Peace, Peace Of Mind, Peacefulness, Repose, Serenity, Easiness, Relaxation
Derivative terms: Quiet, Quiet, Tranquil, Tranquil
Definition of Quietness
1. n. The quality or state of being quiet; freedom from noise, agitation, disturbance, or excitement; stillness; tranquillity; calmness.
Definition of Quietness
1. Noun. Absence of sound; silence or hush. ¹
2. Noun. Absence of disturbance; calm, stillness or serenity. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Quietness
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Quietness
Literary usage of Quietness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Publications (1848)
"-Iiii /-i-ii Lastly, I add, that although sometimes it pleaseth the Lord to
vouchsafe his servants peace and quietness, and to command them [as] here in ..."
2. The Life of Faith by Thomas Cogswell Upham (1862)
"Of a feeling of distrust, which exists in relation to quietness of ... Quietness,
when resulting from christian principle, necessarily involves energy. ..."
3. Report of the Proceedings by Church congress (1893)
"Quietness is the present heritage of the servants of the Lord. ... In quietness
and in confidence shall be your strength ;" " The work of righteousness ..."
4. Evangelical Magazine and Missionary Chronicle (1877)
"Quietness. history of the civilised world. He deprecated the conflict at the moment,
... Quietness is not a normal conditionof mind, body, or estate. ..."
5. Californians by Robinson Jeffers (1916)
"SONG OF Quietness DRINK deep, drink deep of quietness, And on the margins of the
sea Remember not thine old distress Nor all the miseries to be. ..."
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