Hushed
/hʌʃt/noun
Kept very quiet; subdued or silent.
Did you know?The verb *hush* is an imitative word that entered English in the late Middle Ages, and its force comes from sound itself — language trying to command silence.
Etymological Timeline
Late Middle English
English
hushen
“to make quiet; to command silence”
16th Century
English
hush
“silence; be quiet!”
Modern English
English
hushed
“made quiet; subdued into silence”
Modern English
English
hush
“a request or act of silence”