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- [kwahy-it]
- /ˈkwaɪ ɪt/
- /ˈkwaɪətnɪs/
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- [kwahy-it]
- /ˈkwaɪ ɪt/
Definitions of quietness word
- adjective quietness making no noise or sound, especially no disturbing sound: quiet neighbors. 1
- adjective quietness free, or comparatively free, from noise: a quiet street. 1
- adjective quietness silent: Be quiet! 1
- adjective quietness restrained in speech, manner, etc.; saying little: a quiet person. 1
- adjective quietness free from disturbance or tumult; tranquil; peaceful: a quiet life. 1
- adjective quietness being at rest. 1
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Origin of quietness
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; (adj.) Middle English (< Middle French) < Latin quiētus, past participle of quiēscere (see quiescent); (v.) Middle English quieten, partly derivative of the adj., partly < Late Latin quiētāre, derivative of quiētus. Cf. coy
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Parts of speech for Quietness
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
quietness popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
quietness usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for quietness
noun quietness
- quiet — making no noise or sound, especially no disturbing sound: quiet neighbors.
- silence — absence of any sound or noise; stillness.
- noiselessness — accompanied by or making little or no noise; silent; quiet: a noiseless step; a noiseless typewriter.
- softness — yielding readily to touch or pressure; easily penetrated, divided, or changed in shape; not hard or stiff: a soft pillow.
- inaudibility — not audible; incapable of being heard.
Antonyms for quietness
noun quietness
- noise — sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind: deafening noises.
- agitation — If someone is in a state of agitation, they are very worried or upset, and show this in their behaviour, movements, or voice.
- clamour — If people are clamouring for something, they are demanding it in a noisy or angry way.
- clamor — If people are clamoring for something, they are demanding it in a noisy or angry way.
- disturbance — the act of disturbing.
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