quiet vs stillness

stillness vs quiet

quiet and stillness both are nouns.

quiet is an adjective but stillness is not an adjective.

quiet is a verb but stillness is not a verb.

quiet is an adverb but stillness is not an adverb.

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

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

quiet: the absence of sound
stillness: (poetic) tranquil silence

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

quiet (noun)	stillness (noun)
a disposition free from stress or emotion	(poetic) tranquil silence
the absence of sound	calmness without winds
a period of calm weather	a state of no motion or movement
an untroubled state; free from disturbances

quiet (adjective)	stillness (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)	stillness (verb)
make calm or still
become quiet or quieter

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

Difference between quiet and stillness

Words related to "stillness"

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