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Quietness definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

QUI'ETNESS, n.
1. A state of rest; stillness.
2. Calm; tranquility; as the quietness of the ocean or atmosphere.
3. Freedom from agitation or emotion; calmness; coolness; as the quietness of the mind.
4. Freedom from disturbance, disorder or commotion; peace; tranquility; as the quietness of a city or state.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the property of making no sound [syn: quietness, soundlessness]
2: a state of peace and quiet [syn: tranquillity, tranquility, quietness, quietude]

Merriam Webster's

noun see quiet II

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Quietness Qui"et*ness, n. The quality or state of being quiet; freedom from noise, agitation, disturbance, or excitement; stillness; tranquillity; calmness. I would have peace and quietness. --Shak.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

see quiet

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Tranquillity, stillness, calmness.