quiet vs quietness

quietness vs quiet

quiet and quietness both are nouns.

quiet is an adjective but quietness is not an adjective.

quiet is a verb but quietness is not a verb.

quiet is an adverb but quietness is not an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
quiet	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
quietness	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, quietness is a hyponym of quiet; that is, quietness is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than quiet:

quiet: the absence of sound
quietness: the property of making no sound

Other hyponyms of quiet include hush, still, stillness, speechlessness, soundlessness.

quiet (noun)	quietness (noun)
a disposition free from stress or emotion	the property of making no sound
the absence of sound	a state of peace and quiet
a period of calm weather
an untroubled state; free from disturbances

quiet (adjective)	quietness (adjective)
free of noise or uproar; or making little if any sound
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
(of the sun) characterized by a low level of surface phenomena, such as sunspots
(of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
in a softened tone
not showy or obtrusive

quiet (verb)	quietness (verb)
make calm or still
become quiet or quieter

quiet (adverb)	quietness (adverb)
with little or no activity or no agitation (`quiet' is a nonstandard variant for `quietly')

Difference between quiet and quietness

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