noun
- states of calmness, tranquility, or peaceful silence
Usage: formal; literary
Examples
- The garden offered several quietudes where visitors could reflect.
- She sought the quietudes of the countryside after years in the busy city.
- The monastery was known for its profound quietudes.
- Different quietudes could be found throughout the peaceful valley.
- The library’s various reading rooms provided welcome quietudes.
- He appreciated the natural quietudes of the forest preserve.