Quietness

  • 51Repose — Re*pose , n. [F. repos. See {Repose}, v.] 1. A lying at rest; sleep; rest; quiet. [1913 Webster] Shake off the golden slumber of repose. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Rest of mind; tranquillity; freedom from uneasiness; also, a composed manner or… …

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  • 52Rest — Rest, n. [AS. rest, r[ae]st, rest; akin to D. rust, G. rast. OHG. rasta, Dan. & Sw. rast rest, repose, Icel. r[ o]st the distance between two resting places, a mole, Goth. rasta a mile, also to Goth. razn house, Icel. rann, and perhaps to G. ruhe …

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  • 53Rest house — Rest Rest, n. [AS. rest, r[ae]st, rest; akin to D. rust, G. rast. OHG. rasta, Dan. & Sw. rast rest, repose, Icel. r[ o]st the distance between two resting places, a mole, Goth. rasta a mile, also to Goth. razn house, Icel. rann, and perhaps to G …

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  • 54Rumex Patientia — Patience Pa tience (p[=a] shens), n. [F. patience, fr. L. patientia. See {Patient}.] 1. The state or quality of being patient; the power of suffering with fortitude; uncomplaining endurance of evils or wrongs, as toil, pain, poverty, insult,… …

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  • 55Serenity — Se*ren i*ty, n. [L. serenuas: cf. F. s[ e]r[ e]nit[ e].] 1. The quality or state of being serene; clearness and calmness; quietness; stillness; peace. [1913 Webster] A general peace and serenity newly succeeded a general trouble. Sir W. Temple.… …

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  • 56Stillness — Still ness, n. 1. The quality or state of being still; quietness; silence; calmness; inactivity. [1913 Webster] Painting, then, was the art demanded by the modern intellect upon its emergence from the stillness of the Middle Ages. J. A. Symonds.… …

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  • 57Thanatopsis — Than a*top sis (th[a^]n [.a]*t[o^]p s[i^]s), prop. n. [NL., fr. Gr. qa natos death + o psis view.] The title of a poem by William Cullen Bryant (1794 1878), meditating on the subject of death. One of Bryant s best remembered poems, it was written …

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  • 58To set one's rest — Rest Rest, n. [AS. rest, r[ae]st, rest; akin to D. rust, G. rast. OHG. rasta, Dan. & Sw. rast rest, repose, Icel. r[ o]st the distance between two resting places, a mole, Goth. rasta a mile, also to Goth. razn house, Icel. rann, and perhaps to G …

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  • 59To set up one's rest — Rest Rest, n. [AS. rest, r[ae]st, rest; akin to D. rust, G. rast. OHG. rasta, Dan. & Sw. rast rest, repose, Icel. r[ o]st the distance between two resting places, a mole, Goth. rasta a mile, also to Goth. razn house, Icel. rann, and perhaps to G …

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  • 60exterior — I. adjective Etymology: Latin, comparative of exter, exterus being on the outside, foreign, from ex Date: 1528 1. being on an outside surface ; situated on the outside 2. observable by outward signs < his exterior quietness is belied by an&#8230; …

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