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quietness

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • CMU ARPABET: K W AY1 AH0 T N AH0 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

Absence of sound; silence or hush.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Absence of disturbance; calm, stillness or serenity.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

the property of making no sound

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: soundlessness

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: silence, quiet

Narrower terms: noiselessness

4

noun

Meaning 4

a state of peace and quiet

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: tranquillity, tranquility, quietude

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: calmness

Narrower terms: peace, peacefulness, peace of mind, repose, serenity, heartsease, ataraxis, easiness, relaxation

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: тишина (tišina) — absence of sound
  • Esperanto: kvieteco — absence of sound
  • Georgian: სიმშვიდე (simšvide) — absence of sound
  • Georgian: სიწყნარე (sic̣q̇nare) — absence of sound
  • Scottish Gaelic: tost — absence of sound
  • Spanish: tranquilidad — absence of sound
  • Spanish: quietud — absence of sound
  • Spanish: calladidad — absence of sound
  • Spanish: calladeza — absence of sound
  • Spanish: calladez — absence of sound
  • Spanish: calladura — absence of sound
  • Swedish: tystnad — absence of sound
  • Volapük: seil — absence of sound
  • Bulgarian: спокойствие (spokojstvie) — absence of disturbance
  • Georgian: მყუდროება (mq̇udroeba) — absence of disturbance
  • Scottish Gaelic: sìth — absence of disturbance
  • Scottish Gaelic: suaimhneas — absence of disturbance
  • Spanish: tranquilidad — absence of disturbance
  • Spanish: quietud — absence of disturbance
  • Swedish: stillhet — absence of disturbance
  • Swedish: ro — absence of disturbance
  • Swedish: lugn — absence of disturbance