quietude.

A calm, quiet condition free from bustle or disturbance.

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Words that belong together

• evening quietude
• the quietude of a garden

On the page

She returned to the quietude of the empty library.

The garden’s quietude restored a little order to his thoughts.

Usage notes

Primary category: literary. Forms: Usually uncountable; no ordinary plural. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.