quietude

Word family

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++qui·e·tude /ˈkwaɪətjuːd $ -tuːd/ noun [uncountable] formalCALM calmness, peace, and quiet 安静；平静；寂静；宁静 SYN calm

Examples 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.