soothingness

noun

Definition of soothingnessnext
as in silence

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for soothingness
  1. silence
  2. comity
  3. harmony
  4. lull
  5. respite
Noun
  • On Wednesday, North Korea's state media broke its silence on the crisis, highlighting the turmoil, though no unusual activities have been observed from the regime so far.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Those who knew Mangione also sounded the alarm over his apparent silence in the weeks leading up to the shooting.
    Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of silence
Noun
  • Alienated Hispanic Angelenos abandoned the team for decades, until Valenzuela became a source of comity.
    Nicholas Dawidoff, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
  • And there was all too much comity between the candidates on trade.
    The Editors, National Review, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of comity
Noun
  • The movement holder is finished with Côtes de Genève and the caliber has a lovely, pearled surface, in perfect harmony with the other components like the oscillating weight, jeweled pivot points and other fine workings.
    Fairchild Studio, WWD, 7 Dec. 2024
  • For him, organic architecture is a way of reshaping how humans live in harmony with the earth.
    Natalie Stoclet, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of harmony
Noun
  • Qatar’s top diplomat, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al Thani, criticized Assad for failing to take advantage of the lull in fighting in recent years to address the country’s underlying problems.
    Bassem Mroue, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Typically each year, a lull in the retail business cloaks industry results from right after Cyber Monday until 10 days to two weeks before Christmas.
    David Moin, WWD, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of lull
Noun
  • Scenes from the natural world offer a meditative respite from the competitive fervor, exploring what else has meaning for Alexey: the health of the oceans.
    Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Hers is a rare respite in the middle of a grueling schedule that in a couple days will take her to Washington, D.C., and that has already been punctuated by more than a dozen shows across the country.
    Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of respite
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