| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | The absence of sound or noise: hush, noiselessness, quiet, quietness, silence, soundlessness, stillness. See SOUNDS. | | VERB: | 1. To make or become calm: allay, balm, becalm, calm (down), lull, quiet, settle, tranquilize. See CALM. 2. To cause to become silent: hush, quiet, quieten, shush, shut up, silence. See SOUNDS. | | ADJECTIVE: | 1. Marked by an absence of circulating air: airless, breathless, breezeless, windless. See BREATH. 2. Not moving: immobile, motionless, stationary, stock-still, unmoving. See MOVE. 3. Marked by, done with, or making no sound or noise: hushed, noiseless, quiet, silent, soundless, stilly. Archaic : hush. See SOUNDS. 4. Motionless and undisturbed: calm, halcyon, peaceful, placid, quiet, serene, stilly, tranquil, untroubled. See CALM. | | ADVERB: | 1. In addition: additionally, also, besides, further, furthermore, item, likewise, more, moreover, too, yet. Idioms: as well, to boot. See INCREASE. 2. To a more extreme degree: even1, yet. See BIG. 3. In spite of a preceding event or consideration: all the same, however, nevertheless, nonetheless, yet. Informal : still and all. Idioms: be that as it may. See AFFIRM.
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