silentness

noun

Definition of silentnessnext
as in silence

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  1. silence
  2. quiet
  3. stillness
  4. still
Noun
  • The Oscar winner broke her silence about the loss in an interview on the SmartLess podcast, which is hosted by Jason Bateman, Will Arnett, and Sean Hayes.
    — Alessandra De Tommasi, Vanity Fair, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Hickerson broke his silence for the first time since Panettiere died Sunday of an apparent overdose as his attorney Sloan Ellis made a statement on his behalf.
    — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of silence
Noun
  • In the quiet that followed, Mark’s own drinking spiralled out of control.
    — Katie Whyatt, New York Times, 31 July 2026
  • Wow that the quiet of Sunday surfaces feelings the rest of the week buries.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 27 May 2026
Definition of quiet
Noun
  • In 2019, Jacobs married former model Char Defrancesco, who has seemingly brought a sense of stillness—of harmony—to Jacobs’s life.
    — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 18 Aug. 2026
  • At the top was the transfixing stillness of Kippoji, a temple with historical ties to Eiheiji, eight miles away along the mountains.
    — Pico Iyer, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of stillness
Noun
  • Its culinary identity draws from the bay, the Atlantic Forest, cachaça stills, generations of Caiçara fishing knowledge, and cooking traditions that carry African influence through the region’s Quilombola communities.
    — Mikael Castro, Travel + Leisure, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Not all posters or stills that made up the collage had talent present to represent them, though.
    — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2026
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