quietude | Definition of quietude

Synonyms and Antonyms of quietude

1 a state of freedom from storm or disturbance

after his tantrum, the toddler lapsed into an exhausted quietude and fell asleep

Synonyms of quietude

calm, calmness, hush, peace, peacefulness, placidity, quiet, quietness, repose, restfulness, sereneness, serenity, still, stillness, tranquillity (or tranquility)

Words Related to quietude

lull, pause, respite

mildness, soothingness

comity, concord, harmony

casualness, easygoingness, informality, laid-backness, relaxedness

Near Antonyms of quietude

clamor, din, noise, racket

Antonyms of quietude

bustle, commotion, hubbub, hurly-burly, pandemonium, tumult, turmoil, unquietness, unrest, uproar

2 the near or complete absence of sound

the quietude of the early morning was broken only by the occasional chirping of birds

Synonyms of quietude

hush, quiet, quietness, silence, still, stillness

Words Related to quietude

calm, lull, peace, peacefulness, tranquillity (or tranquility)

Near Antonyms of quietude

babel, blare, bluster, cacophony, chatter, clamor, clangor, din, hubbub, racket, rattle, roar, tumult, uproar

Antonyms of quietude

noise, sound, unquietness