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quietude
noun
[ ˈkwʌɪɪtjuːd ]
• a state of stillness, calmness, and quiet in a person or place.
• "it highlights her quietude and wise passivity"
Origin:
late 16th century: from French quiétude or medieval Latin quietudo, from Latin quietus ‘quiet’.