quietness

English

Etymology

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

Noun

quietness (countable and uncountable, plural quietnesses)

1. Absence of sound; silence or hush.
2. 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

Anagrams

• Queenists