Quietness
['kwaɪətnɪs]
Definition
(n.) The quality or state of being quiet; freedom from noise, agitation, disturbance, or excitement; stillness; tranquillity; calmness.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Quiet.
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Examples
- No, dear friend, in the interests of peace and quietness, positively No! Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Or iver you set up the pole o' your tent amang us, Mr. Moore, we lived i' peace and quietness--yea, I may say, in all loving-kindness. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- I think he values the very quietness you speak of, and that the repose of his own family circle is all he wants. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- She takes it with extraordinary quietness! Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- He had it, and he knew it; and the security of this gave a fine grand quietness to his voice and ways, which Margaret had missed before. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- On the other hand, in such a miserable world as this, was it possible to over-estimate the value of peace and quietness? Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Unwonted silence reigned in the house, the members spoke in whispers, and the ordinary business was transacted with celerity and quietness. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- We now enjoyed something like quietness during the remainder of our stay in London. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- About, and, but that he had fallen on evil times of peace and quietness, would doubtless have risen to high rank in his adored profession. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Hoo's a deal too much set on peace and quietness at any price. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- Quietness is everything in these inflammatory fevers, you know, my sweet. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Cheerfulness and alertness seemed to return to him, and a quietness which no insult or injury could ruffle seemed to possess him. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
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