Definition of "quietude" []

• Tranquillity. (noun)

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• "This street was not so crowded as K, and I walked along in quietude, catching my breath and congratulating myself upon my hat and my get-away."
• "The experience has made me crave silence rather than avoid it, because it’s only in quietude that you can think, really think, and whilst it wouldn’t suit everybody, profound contemplation has certainly given me the richest hours I’ve known."
• "There is one thing more which goes a long way towards the continued health of these English ladies, and therefore towards their beauty; and that is, the quietude and perpetuity of their domestic institutions."