quietude

[ kwahy-i-tood, -tyood ]

noun

1. the state of being quiet; tranquility; calmness; stillness:

   After the storm passed, there was a lovely quietude.

quietude

/ ˈkwaɪəˌtjuːd /

noun

1. the state or condition of being quiet, peaceful, calm, or tranquil

Word History and Origins

Origin of quietude¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; from Late Latin quiētūdō, equivalent to Latin quiētus quiet + -tūdō -tude

Example Sentences

Enough of something to cast a considerable spell of quietude even today.

From The Daily Beast

Those seeking quietude — like we were — should stay away from the main drag.

From Washington Post

From our Protestant work ethic to our bootstraps mythology, we have enshrined work as the highest good — quietude is, if not a sin, an indulgence we do not quite deserve.

From Washington Post

With no roads, no cars, and limited facilities, it is an ideal spot for a multi-day trip to revel in the quietude of an undeveloped park.

From Outside Online

Am I getting enough quietude to think and read and get the work done?

From The Daily Beast

The shriek of the railroad train does not disturb its quietude, the nearest station being several miles away.

From Project Gutenberg

They are happy in silence, order, and quietude, and no place suits them better than the study of a literary man.

From Project Gutenberg

Oh, restore to me my maiden quietude, in my nunnery of Subiaco—when the night was so calm in my cell.

From Project Gutenberg

Cattle and kine were taken furtively or openly to these very hills and vales where Jim Lough now lived in quietude and peace.

From Project Gutenberg

He will never be an ecclesiastical show-man, for his disposition is in the direction of general quietude and good neighbourship.

From Project Gutenberg