quietsome

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adjective

Characterised or marked by quietness; calm; still; tranquil

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Meanings

adjectivequietsome (comparative more quietsome, superlative most quietsome)

comparative more quietsome · superlative most quietsome

  1. archaicCharacterised or marked by quietness; calm; still; tranquil

    Let no false treason seek us to entrap, / Nor any dread disquiet once annoy / The safety of our joy; / But let the night be calm and quietsome, / Without tempestuous storms or sad affray, / Like as when Jove with fair Alcmena lay, …

    1810 (original 1595), Edmund Spenser, John Aikin, Hymns. Visions. Elegiac poems

    Synonyms: stillsome

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveCharacterised or marked by quietness; calm; still; tranquil

Similar
stillsome

Origin

From quiet + -some.

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Anagrams

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APA

quietsome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quietsome

MLA

“quietsome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quietsome. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quietsome,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quietsome.

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