Meanings
nounquietness (countable and uncountable, plural quietnesses)
plural quietnesses
- countableuncountableAbsence of disturbance; calm, stillness or serenity.
He put his thumbs in his galluses and looked out the window, taking credit for the quietness.
1949, Dorothy M. Johnson, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance; in Indian Country, London: Corgi, 1961, page 94
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Origin
- Middle Englishquietnes
- Englishquietness
From Middle English quietnes, quietnesse, quietenesse, qwietnesse, qwietenesse, equivalent to quiet + -ness.
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Bulgarian тишина, спокойствие
- тишина (tišina)absence of sound
- спокойствие (spokojstvie)absence of disturbance
Esperanto kvieteco
- kvietecoabsence of sound
Scottish Gaelic tost, sìth
- tostabsence of sound
- sìthabsence of disturbance
- suaimhneasabsence of disturbance
Spanish tranquilidad, quietud
- tranquilidadabsence of sound
- quietudabsence of sound
- calladidadabsence of sound
- calladezaabsence of sound
- calladezabsence of sound
- calladuraabsence of sound
- tranquilidadabsence of disturbance
- quietudabsence of disturbance
Swedish tystnad, stillhet
- tystnadabsence of sound
- stillhetabsence of disturbance
- roabsence of disturbance
- lugnabsence of disturbance
Turkish sessizlik, sükût
- sessizlikabsence of sound
- sükûtabsence of sound
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APA
quietness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quietness
MLA
“quietness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quietness. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quietness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quietness.
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