quietness

English

Etymology

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

Noun

quietness (countable and uncountable, plural quietnesses)

Absence of sound; silence or hush.
Absence of disturbance; calm, stillness or serenity.

Synonyms

(absence of sound): silence, roo

Translations

absence of sound

Bulgarian: тишина (bg) f (tišina)
Georgian: სიმშვიდე (simšvide), სიწყნარე (sic̣q̇nare)
Scottish Gaelic: tost m
Spanish: tranquilidad (es), quietud (es)
Swedish: tystnad (sv) c
Volapük: seil (vo)

absence of disturbance

Bulgarian: спокойствие (bg) n (spokojstvie)
Georgian: მყუდროება (mq̇udroeba)
Scottish Gaelic: sìth f, suaimhneas m
Spanish: tranquilidad (es), quietud (es)
Swedish: stillhet (sv) c, ro (sv) c, lugn (sv) n

See also

quietude

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