quietude
State of stillness
Quietude is a state of stillness or calm—the quality of being quiet, especially in a peaceful rather than merely silent sense.
The word carries a contemplative tone that *quiet* alone lacks: the quietude of the monastery, She sought quietude after years of chaos.
It suggests an inner stillness as much as an absence of noise.
Total lack of sound
- hushAbsence of sound
- soundlessnessTotal absence of noise
- motionlessnessTotal lack of movement
- immobilityLack of motion
quiescence · calm · pause · dormancy · inertia · standstill · inactivity · stagnation
State of being unwound
- easeLack of strain
- reposePeaceful stillness or calm
- calmFree from agitation
- leisureFree time for relaxation
comfort · unwinding · gentleness · soothing · mildness · placidity · restfulness · idyllic
Undisturbed mental quietude
- tranquilityUndisturbed peacefulness
- equanimityUnshakable mental steadiness
- composureEmotional self-control
- contentmentPeaceful satisfaction with circumstances
harmony · meditation · zen · solace · repose · poise · self-possession · sangfroid
silence
Total lack of sound
- hushAbsence of sound
- soundlessnessTotal absence of noise
- motionlessnessTotal lack of movement
immobility · quiescence · calm · pause · dormancy · inertia · standstill · inactivity · stagnation · static
relaxation
State of being unwound
leisure · comfort · unwinding · gentleness · soothing · mildness · placidity · restfulness · idyllic · undisturbed
serenity
Undisturbed mental quietude
- tranquilityUndisturbed peacefulness
- equanimityUnshakable mental steadiness
- composureEmotional self-control
contentment · harmony · meditation · zen · solace · repose · poise · self-possession · sangfroid · unflappability
seclusion
Voluntary withdrawal from society
- retreatSanctuary or withdrawal
- privacyFreedom from observation
- isolationComplete separation from others
withdrawal · aloneness · refuge · sanctuary · hermitage · escape · reclusion · apartness · separateness · detachment
pause
Temporary cessation of activity
intermission · interlude · reprieve · breather · respite · suspension · slowdown · abatement · letup · calm before storm
- relaxationrelax, naps, break, rest, calm
- composurecalm, calmness, composure, composed, poise
- introversionintroversion, solitude, alone time, isolation, loner
- silencesilent, mute, hush, stillness, muted
- solitudesolitude, alone, isolation, aloneness, seclusion
- comfortcomfort, comforts, coziness, snugness, softness
quietudeturmoil
Violent disturbance or confusion
agitation · disquietude · anxiety · inquietude · unrest
quietudecommotion
Noisy, confused disturbance
tumult · hubbub · bustle · pandemonium · hurly-burly