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  • 111stillness — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. quietness, tranquillity, soundlessness; see silence 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. silence, quiet, hush, peace, tranquility, serenity, calm, motionlessness. ANT.: racket, din, noise III (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1.… …

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  • 112quietness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. The absence of sound or noise: hush, noise lessness, quiet, silence, soundlessness, still, stillness. See SOUNDS. 2. An absence of motion or disturbance: calm, calmness, hush, lull, peace, peacefulness, placidity,… …

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  • 113quietude — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Lack of emotional agitation: calm, calmness, peace, peacefulness, placidity, placidness, serenity, tranquillity. See CALM …

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  • 114untroubledness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun An absence of motion or disturbance: calm, calmness, hush, lull, peace, peacefulness, placidity, placidness, quiet, quietness, serenity, stillness, tranquillity. See CALM …

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  • 115Inexcitability — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Absence of excitability, or of excitement. < N PARAG:Inexcitability >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 inexcitability inexcitability imperturbability inirritability Sgm: N 1 even temper even temper tranquil mind dispassion Sgm: N… …

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  • 116placid — plac|id [ˈplæsıd] adj [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: placidus, from placere; PLEASE2] 1.) a placid person does not often get angry or upset and does not usually mind doing what other people want them to ▪ a large, placid baby ▪ She sat still …

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  • 117placid — (adj.) 1620s, from Fr. placide, from L. placidus pleasing, gentle, from placere to please (see PLEASE (Cf. please)). Related: Placidity; placidly …

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  • 118peacekeeping — n. maintaining peace; maintaining quiet, maintaining placidity …

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  • 119placid — adjective not easily upset or excited; calm: a placid nature. ↘calm and peaceful: placid waters. Derivatives placidity noun placidly adverb Origin C17: from Fr. placide, from L. placidus, from placere to please …

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  • 120composure — n. Quiet, tranquillity, calmness, sedateness, placidity, coolness, equanimity, self possession …

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