after his tantrum, the toddler lapsed into an exhausted quietude and fell asleep
the quietude of the early morning was broken only by the occasional chirping of birds
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In return, the actor advised Norris that on-screen, quietude equals power.—Chris Klimek, The Atlantic, 23 Mar. 2026 In Canada, as elsewhere, the climate movement, after years of raucous visibility, has largely fallen into a state of uneasy quietude.—Robert Moor, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026 Her personal preference leans slightly richer, in the direction of Sherwin-Williams’ Dried Thyme, a shade with enough depth to make a statement without sacrificing quietude.—Marisa Suzanne Martin, The Spruce, 29 Jan. 2026 Vintage Vanilla strips the ubiquitous sweet ingredient of its sugary clichés and replaces them with quietude.—Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 17 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for quietude
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borrowed from Middle French, borrowed from Medieval Latin quiētūdō, from Latin quiētusquiet entry 2 + -tūdō, suffix of abstract nouns