🇬🇧🇪🇸 quietude - calma : English Lesson

Meaning of "quietude" ("calma"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

Quietude is when everything is calm, still, and peaceful. There is little or no noise, no rushing around, and it feels gentle and restful, like sitting by a silent lake, reading in a cozy corner, or lying in bed just before you fall asleep.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

I tried to practice quietude, but my brain kept yelling, “SNACKS! THINK ABOUT SNACKS!”

During the test, there was deep quietude, plus the gentle sound of brains panicking in silence.

I discovered true quietude in the bathroom, the only place my family couldn’t find me for five minutes.

I reached a state of quietude right after gym class, mostly because I was too tired to move or complain.

“Quietude” comes from the same root as “quiet,” and it sounds very fancy when you say, “I desire quietude,” instead of “Everyone please stop yelling.”

At dawn she sat on the dock, the lake a glass of quietude. She held that quietude like a warm cup, watching mist lift. A heron sliced the quietude with one slow flap, then silence returned, a soft ripple. The quietude settled into her chest; she breathed, smiled, and walked home lighter. It was quietude.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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