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overquietness

overquietness noun: excessive quietness.

Noun

overquietness (uncountable)

  1. Excessive quietness.
    • To strenuous minds there is an inquietude in overquietness, and no laboriousness in labour; and to tread a mile after the slow pace of a snail […] were a most tiring pennance, and worse than a race of some furlongs at the Olympicks.1716, Thomas Browne, edited by Samuel Johnson, Christian Morals, 2nd edition, London: J. Payne, published 1756, pages 49–50

Origin of overquietness

From overquiet + -ness.

Questions about overquietness

What does overquietness mean?
Overquietness means excessive quietness.
What part of speech is overquietness?
Overquietness is a noun.

Words near overquietness in the dictionary

  1. overquerying
  2. overquick
  3. overquickly
  4. overquiet
  5. overquietly
  6. overquietness
  7. overquotation
  8. overquotations
  9. overquote
  10. overquoted
  11. overquotes

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