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comfortable silence
relaxed silence
A comfortable silence is a quiet moment that feels relaxed instead of awkward.
Hear it in real life
Was the journey quiet?
Yes, but it was a comfortable silence, not an awkward one.
We sat in comfortable silence while the rain came down outside.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: We had a comfortable silent.
Say: We had a comfortable silence.
"Silence" is the noun used in this phrase, not the adjective "silent."
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
share a comfortable silence; sit in comfortable silence
Your turn: say it out loud
We sat in comfortable silence while the rain came down outside.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
comfortable silence
relaxed silence
“We sat in comfortable silence while the rain came down outside.”
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