quietness
/ˈkwaɪətnəs/KWIGH-uht-nuhs
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked/ˈkwaɪətnəs/KWIGH-uht-nuhs
Meaningthe quality of being quiet
Common meaning: calm
Other meanings: silence
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- quietrest; at restLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1512 · scan
- nessnoun ending: the state of being
Journey through time
- Latinquiēs; quiētus‘rest’
- Englishquiet‘making little noise’
- Englishformed in English from quietquietness‘calm’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from quiet + -ness.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), QUIET, p.484 · scan
Roots
- quiēs; quiētus Latin “rest; at rest”
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