Definition
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ciúnas
Staid na guthanna agus na gníomhartha; an easpa torainn nó torann.
The absence of voices and actions; the lack of noise or sound.
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Bhí ciúnas mór sa seomra nuair a chuaigh an múinteoir isteach.
There was great silence in the room when the teacher entered.
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D'éist sé le ciúnas na hoíche agus é ag breathnú ar na réaltaí.
He listened to the silence of the night while looking at the stars.
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Is aoibhinn an ciúnas a thagann le maidin luath.
The silence that comes with an early morning is lovely.