noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
silence; stillness; without sound
Describes a state of complete quiet or absence of sound; often used in literary or descriptive contexts.
夜の森は音なしの静けさに包まれていた。
The forest at night was wrapped in silence.
音なしの世界で暮らすのは想像しにくい。
It's hard to imagine living in a world without sound.
静けさ is the quality of quietness or tranquility, often implying peacefulness, while 音なし emphasizes the literal absence of sound.
無音 is a more technical or formal term for 'silence' or 'no sound', often used in contexts like audio equipment or scientific descriptions.
Compound of 音 (oto, 'sound') and なし (nashi, 'without'), literally 'soundless'. The reading おとなし is a regular combination of the two elements.