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Definition of Quietude
1. 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 Quietude
1. n. Rest; repose; quiet; tranquillity.
Definition of Quietude
1. Noun. tranquillity ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Quietude
1. a state of tranquillity [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Quietude
Literary usage of Quietude
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. One Hundred Modern Scottish Poets: With Biographical and Critical Notices by David Herschell Edwards (1886)
"quietude. "quietude, 0 quietude," My soul is sadly sighing ; For thee, in a
mournful mood, I ceaselessly am crying ; But a voice murmurs softly clear, ..."
2. Memorials Concerning Several Ministers and Others, Deceased: Of the (1875)
"A remark was made to her by a friend, that it was an unspeakable favor that her
mind was preserved in so much quietude and resignation, under the solemn ..."
3. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events by Frank Moore, Edward Everett (1868)
"... however, the quietude was broken by pretty sharp skirmishing, lasting from
ten o'clock until reveille this morning. The loss, however, was very light. ..."
4. Principles of the Interior Or Hidden Life: Designed Particularly for the by Thomas Cogswell Upham (1858)
"ON THE PRINCIPLE OF INWARD quietude OR STILLNESS. WE proceed, in this chapter,
to lay down and explain a principle which is more or less distinctly ..."
5. The Progress of Slavery in the United States by George Melville Weston (1857)
"Political quietude the ordinary result of slavery. The question of slavery in
the United States has become so habitually connected with the question of the ..."
6. History of the Discovery and Settlement of the Valley of the Mississippi, by by John Wesley Monette (1848)
"quietude of Frontiers, and Advance of Population.—Uninhabited Region west of
Alleghany River.—Emigration encouraged.—" Population Company."—Their Grant. ..."
7. History of English Nonconformity from Wiclif to the Close of the Nineteenth by Henry William Clark (1911)
"But it was evident from the outset that not in this way could the desired quietude
and order be ... quietude ..."
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