Noun: quietness kwI-ut-nus
- The property of making no sound
"The quietness of the electric car was disconcerting to pedestrians";
- soundlessness
- A state of quiet and calmness
"They sought quietness in the countryside retreat";
- tranquillity, tranquility [N. Amer], quietude, peace
Type of: calmness, quiet, silence
Encyclopedia: Quietness