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Meanings of
quietude
in English
Portuguese
quietude
Catalan
quietud
Spanish
silencio
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A state of peace and quiet.
tranquillity
quietness
tranquility
Portuguese
quietude
Usage of
quietude
in English
1
To a man in my situation absolute
quietude
is next to impossible.
2
There followed a period of absolute silence and
quietude
in the room.
3
Only extremes met in it-thehopelessness had turned through
quietude
into comfort.
4
He welcomed the
quietude
,
not having to speak or listen to anyone.
5
The
quietude
of the Sabbath was now changed to bustle and excitement.
6
The shock jarred his boiling brain into the perfect
quietude
of insensibility.
7
The previous
quietude
of the trenches now gave place to more activity.
8
The very
quietude
and fixity of their being perplexed and estranged me.
9
There was a
quietude
over it that seemed the peace of death.
10
The very persistent
quietude
of the man ended by making its impression.
11
We can hardly realise, now, the blissful
quietude
of the pre-telephone epoch.
12
Along the Assam frontier a few troops sufficed to preserve tolerable
quietude
.
13
He had pleaded for
quietude
during the unquiet days that were coming.
14
With iron energy she summoned all her strength and
quietude
and wisdom.
15
The
quietude
of the evening's close jarred on my turbulence of spirit.
16
Sunday with its enforced
quietude
and inactivity was a burden to him.
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quietude
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
perfect quietude
great quietude
very quietude
deep quietude
profound quietude
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Translations for
quietude
Portuguese
quietude
paz
silêncio
Catalan
quietud
silenci
Spanish
silencio
tranquilidad
Quietude
through the time
Quietude
across language varieties
United Kingdom
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