Word family noun quiet disquiet quietness quietism quietude adjective quiet verb quieten quiet adverb quietly
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishquietudequi‧e‧tude /ˈkwaɪətjuːd $ -tuːd/ noun [uncountable] formalCALM calmness, peace, and quiet SYN calmExamples from the Corpus
quietude• Or does his quietude imply he is a crafty opportunist hoping the crown will fall into his lap?• In cancer, for example, it is the frantic growth of cells that seems important, not their periods of quietude.• But there is evidence that certain athletes are able to maintain a state of physiological quietude in the most trying circumstances.• Do this, and you will find in a railway station much of the quietude and consolation of a cathedral. 