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quietude

[kwahy-i-tood, -tyood] / ˈkwaɪ ɪˌtud, -ˌtjud /


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Without the devices, there’s a sublime and supreme sense of quietude.

From Salon Sep. 30, 2024

If you seek quietude, this is the hike for you.

From Seattle Times Apr. 28, 2023

For some viewers, quietude may yield to boredom.

From New York Times Mar. 30, 2023

He began the project during the quietude of the coronavirus pandemic, sitting alone at an upright Yamaha piano in the music room of his Pasadena, Calif., home.

From Washington Post Mar. 6, 2023

According to his account, the strangest thing was that there were so many people around him, moving so urgently, handling his body with such excitement, while all his awareness was of quietude.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas




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