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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Four drifting expeditions into elegant quietude find the half dozen players gravitating to an alluring tenderness and weightlessness.—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025 The immediate vibe was one of quietude.—Helen Molesworth, Artforum, 1 Dec. 2025 With a meditative perspective on the everyday, Saleh presents a world of slowness and quietude, offering a space of respite amid a world so often filled with confusion and chaos.—Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 1 Dec. 2025 In Favignana, time seems to stand still, and development has yet to capitalize on the quietude.—Lindsay Cohn, Vogue, 6 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for quietude
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Etymology
borrowed from Middle French, borrowed from Medieval Latin quiētūdō, from Latin quiētusquiet entry 2 + -tūdō, suffix of abstract nouns
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