stillness vs quiet
quiet vs stillnessstillness and quiet both are nouns.
stillness is not an adjective while quiet is an adjective.
stillness is not a verb while quiet is a verb.
stillness is not an adverb while quiet is an adverb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| stillness | Yes | No | No | No |
| quiet | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
As nouns,
quiet is a hypernym of
stillness; that is, quiet is a
word with a broader meaning than stillness:
- stillness: (poetic) tranquil silence
- quiet: the absence of sound
Other hypernyms of stillness include
silence.
| stillness (noun) | quiet (noun) |
|---|---|
| (poetic) tranquil silence | a disposition free from stress or emotion |
| calmness without winds | the absence of sound |
| a state of no motion or movement | a period of calm weather |
| an untroubled state; free from disturbances |
| stillness (adjective) | quiet (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 |
| stillness (verb) | quiet (verb) |
|---|---|
| make calm or still | |
| become quiet or quieter |
| stillness (adverb) | quiet (adverb) |
|---|---|
| with little or no activity or no agitation (`quiet' is a nonstandard variant for `quietly') |
Words related to "stillness"
Words related to "quiet"
- active
- appease
- assuage
- astronomy
- ataraxia
- calm
- calm down
- calmness
- change intensity
- comfort
- compose
- composure
- conciliate
- console
- equanimity
- gentle
- gruntle
- hush
- hush up
- hushed
- inaudible
- lenify
- lull
- mollify
- muted
- noiseless
- noisy
- order
- pacify
- peaceable
- peaceful
- pipe down
- placate
- placid
- placidity
- quiesce
- quiescent
- quiet down
- quieten
- quietly
- quietness
- repose
- restrained
- serenity
- shut up
- silence
- silent
- smooth
- soft
- solace
- soothe
- sound property
- soundless
- soundlessness
- speechlessness
- still
- stillness
- stilly
- subdued
- tame
- tranquil
- tranquility
- tranquilize
- tranquillise
- tranquillity
- tranquillize
- unagitated
- unhearable
- unostentatious
- unpretending
- unpretentious
- unquiet
- unruffled
- untroubled
- uranology
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