different between stillness vs muteness

stillness

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.

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muteness

English

Etymology

mute +? -ness

Noun

muteness (usually uncountable, plural mutenesses)

  1. The characteristic of being mute.

Synonyms

  • dumbness

Translations

Anagrams

  • tenesmus

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