shatteredquiet
adjectiveUK /ˈʃætəd ˈkwaɪət/
US /ˈʃætərd ˈkwaɪət/
A shatteredquiet place is so still that it feels like the silence is broken into tiny pieces.
After the last firework popped, the field fell into a shatteredquiet hush.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A silence that feels cracked and uneasy, as if something bad just happened.
The shatteredquiet in the room told us the argument was not really over.
3. A very soft, fragile quiet that is easy to break.
She tiptoed through the shatteredquiet of the sleeping house.
4. A quiet made of many small, separate sounds that almost cancel out.
The shatteredquiet of the snowy woods was full of tiny creaks and drips.