soothingness

noun

as in silence

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  1. silence
  2. mildness
  3. comity
  4. harmony
  5. lull
  6. respite
Noun
  • Victims have expressed frustration over the Vatican’s silence on church proceedings involving priests convicted in criminal courts.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Growing up in a Japanese-Brazilian household, Saito came to see how silence in his family could express love and respect while also hiding pain.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of silence
Noun
  • Snow, cold, mildness, and wet The Old Farmer’s Almanac and Farmers’ Almanac have again released their extended forecasts for the impending winter season.
    — Addy Bink, The Hill, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The things in between, this mildness is short lived, Jackie says.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026
Definition of mildness
Noun
  • Jackson is running against the very idea of Senate comity —half a loaf when voters deserve to tax the rich and get the whole buffet.
    — David Weigel, semafor.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Such parties, often thrown by the grandes dames of Washington in their palaces dotted around town, were an opportunity for political rivals to meet in fizzing comity over catered meals and coupes of Bollinger.
    — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of comity
Noun
  • Truth is always in harmony with herself, and is not concerned chiefly to reveal the justice that may consist with wrong-doing.
    — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Both vocal harmonies come through clearly with clean phasing effects.
    — Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of harmony
Noun
  • Rather than waiting for a lull to try something new, leaders can make innovation a regular part of business operations.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026
  • But in the event of an energetic lull or bout of social fatigue, a game is a nice place to land.
    — Wilder Davies, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of lull
Noun
  • The space is a respite for the designer, who views the home as a collection of memories and a backdrop for her bustling family life, kids, and border collie included.
    — Angela Tafoya, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The backstory First established in 1899 by Frederick and Phebe Buffum, a Rhode Island couple, the Weekapaug Inn has a long history of welcoming New Englanders looking for respite.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Oct. 2026
Definition of respite
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