noiselessness en · NOUN
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Etymology
Etymology tree English noiseless Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English noiselessness From noiseless + -ness.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The quality or state of being noiseless; quiet or hush; silence.
She had established a character for humility, discretion, noiselessness and religion which Mrs. Piper greatly regretted losing.
1930, Norman Lindsay, Redheap, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, →OCLC, page 193:
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