silentness

noun

Definition of silentnessnext
as in silence

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  1. silence
  2. quiet
  3. still
Noun
  • The wall of silence has now been broken, and victims are coming forward.
    Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The idea of simply sitting in silence has become almost unthinkable.
    Richard E. Cytowic, TIME, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of silence
Noun
  • In the quiet of the nearby waiting room, Jerry and Lisa prayed and worried.
    Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 19 Nov. 2024
  • Katie Ledecky’s Gold Medal Mind-Set Bidens Border Crackdown Could Disproportionately Affect Families Israeli news outlets break the quiet of the Sabbath to cover the release of four hostages.
    New York Times, New York Times, 8 June 2024
Definition of quiet
Noun
  • From the dizzying array of different agave varieties available to the numerous distillation techniques, including ancestral ones that employ clay stills, each step in the production process contributes to the unique character of Mezcal.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
  • In the collection, Anderson has used imagery from the film such as a shot of seven guns; a film camera with an ashtray and magazine, and a still of Craig and Starkey on a beach.
    Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of still
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