different between quietude vs stillness

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French quiétude, from Late Latin qui?t?d?, from Latin qui?tus, perfect passive participle of qui?sc? (“rest”).

Pronunciation

• enPR: kw? ' ? - to?od, -tyo?od

Noun

quietude (usually uncountable, plural quietudes)

1. tranquility

Synonyms

• (tranquility): peace, serenity, tranquility

Related terms

• quiet
• quietness

Translations

Galician

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin qui?t?d?, from Latin qui?tus, perfect passive participle of qui?sc? (“rest”).

Noun

quietude f (uncountable)

1. quietude, tranquility

Synonyms

• (quietude): calma, paz, serenidade, sosego, tranquilidade

Antonyms

• (quietude): axitación, desasosego, inquietude

Related terms

• quieto

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin qui?t?d?, from Latin qui?tus, perfect passive participle of qui?sc? (“rest”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ud?i

Noun

quietude f (plural quietudes)

1. quiet (absence of movement or sound)

Related terms

• quieto

English

Etymology

From Middle English stilnesse, from Old English stilnes (“stillness, quiet; absence of noise or disturbance, release, relaxation; silence, abstention from speech; absence of disturbance or molestation, tranquility, peace, security; that which appeases”), equivalent to still +? -ness.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?st?ln?s/
• Hyphenation: still?ness

Noun

stillness (countable and uncountable, plural stillnesses)

1. The quality or state of being still.

   Synonyms: calmness, motionlessness, inactivity, inertia

2. Habitual silence or quiet; taciturnity.

   Synonyms: quietness, silence

Translations

References

• stillness in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.