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silentness

noun

Definition of silentnessnext
as in silence

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  1. silence
  2. quiet
  3. stillness
  4. still
Noun
  • Hickerson previously broke his silence on his girlfriend’s passing through a statement from his attorney Sloan Ellis.
    — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Hayden Panettiere’s ex Brian Hickerson is breaking his silence on her death.
    — Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of silence
Noun
  • Amenities and experiences If the quiet of your casita and resplendence of Casa Grande are for the mind and body, Aman Spa is for the soul.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026
  • In the quiet that followed, Mark’s own drinking spiralled out of control.
    — Katie Whyatt, New York Times, 31 July 2026
Definition of quiet
Noun
  • Affleck’s direction is quite intentional, with each scene meticulously framed and lit, allowing stillness to permeate.
    — Carole Horst, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Heaps of plot aren’t required, of course, but one watches Color of the Sun with a constant itch for something to burst through the movie’s mannered stillness and liven up the picture.
    — Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of stillness
Noun
  • So the book is composed of stills from a film of the show; each image is replaced by the next.
    — Caitlín Doherty, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Most of it comes from Trinidad and was distilled on column stills and matured in small ex-bourbon barrels before being charcoal filtered to remove the color.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 1 Sep. 2026
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“Silentness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/silentness. Accessed 20 Sep. 2026.

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