Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overquietness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: overquiet-ness
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Excessive quietness.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From overquiet + -ness.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: overquiet

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does overquietness mean?: Excessive quietness.
Where does overquietness come from?: From overquiet + -ness.

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