quietness

«quietness» in Mova's school dictionary: The state of making little or no noise; silence or near… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (quietness — uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) The state of making little or no noise; silence or near silence. tree →

2) A calm, peaceful feeling in a place or a person. tree →

3) Being a quiet, shy or gentle kind of person who does not talk much. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life, quietness is what we need in a library, during a test, or when a baby sleeps. In stories, the quietness of a place can feel peaceful (a snowy morning) or creepy (a house where something is wrong) — it sets the mood. Describing a character's quietness tells us they are shy, thoughtful or keeping something to themselves. Phrases: the quietness of the night, a sudden quietness, her quietness.

examples

• I love the quietness of the house early in the morning. tree →
• The teacher asked for quietness during the spelling test. tree →
• A strange quietness fell over the playground when the head teacher walked in. tree →
• His quietness made some kids think he was unfriendly, but he was just shy. tree →
• We enjoyed the quietness of the forest after the busy city. tree →
• In the quietness, we could hear an owl hooting. tree →
• The quietness of the empty school felt spooky at night. tree →

note

Uncountable: "the quietness", not "a quietness" (though "a sudden quietness" is fine with an adjective). "Quiet" itself is also a noun and is more common: "peace and quiet". Do not confuse "quiet" (no noise) with "quite" (fairly) or "quit" (stop).

In the corpora

• And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the effect of righteousness quietness and confidence for ever.
• Better is a dry morsel and quietness therewith, than a house full of feasting with strife.
• Because he knew no quietness within him, in his greed he suffered nought to escape,
• When He giveth quietness, who then can condemn?
• Better is a handful of quietness, than both the hands full of labour and striving after wind.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «quietness» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.