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/ ˈkwaɪ ɪt / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adjective, qui·et·er, qui·et·est. making no noise or sound, especially no disturbing sound: quiet neighbors.
free, or comparatively free, from noise: a quiet street.
silent: Be quiet!
restrained in speech, manner, etc.; saying little: a quiet person.
free from disturbance or tumult; tranquil; peaceful: a quiet life.
being at rest.
refraining or free from activity, especially busy or vigorous activity: a quiet Sunday afternoon.
making no disturbance or trouble; not turbulent; peaceable: The factions remained quiet for twenty years.
motionless or moving very gently: quiet waters.
free from disturbing thoughts, emotions, etc.; mentally peaceful: a quiet conscience.
said, expressed, done, etc., in a restrained or unobtrusive way: a quiet reproach; a quiet admonition.
not showy or obtrusive; subdued: quiet colors.
not busy or active: The stock market was quiet last week.
SEE MORE SEE LESS verb (used with object) to make quiet.
to make tranquil or peaceful; pacify: to quiet a crying baby.
to calm mentally, as a person.
to allay (tumult, doubt, fear, etc.).
to silence.
SEE MORE SEE LESS verb (used without object) to become quiet (often followed by down ).
Origin of quiet 1 1350–1400; (adj.) Middle English (<Middle French ) <Latin quiētus, past participle of quiēscere (see quiescent); (v.) Middle English quieten, partly derivative of the adj., partly <Late Latin quiētāre, derivative of quiētus. Cf. coy
SYNONYMS FOR quiet 5 calm, serene.
9 unmoving.
14 still, hush, silence.
15, 17 lull, soothe.
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ANTONYMS FOR quiet 2 noisy.
5 perturbed.
9 active.
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synonym study for quiet 2 . See still1 .
OTHER WORDS FROM quiet qui·et·er, noun qui·et·ly, adverb qui·et·ness, noun un·qui·et·ed, adjective
un·qui·et·ing, adjective
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WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH quiet 1. quiescent, quiet 2. quiet , quit, quite 3. quietness , quietude Words nearby quiet quiddity, quidnunc, quid pro quo, quiescent, quiescent tank, quiet , quiet as a mouse, quieten, quietism, quiet lung, quietly
Definition for quiet (2 of 2) [ kwahy -it ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈkwaɪ ɪt / PHONETIC RESPELLING
noun freedom from noise, unwanted sound, etc.: At least there's quiet here.
freedom from disturbance or tumult; tranquillity; rest; repose: to live in quiet.
peace; peaceful condition of affairs.
Origin of quiet 2 1300–50; Middle English quiet (e ) (<Middle French quiete ) <Latin quiēt- (stem of quiēs ) rest, peace; akin to quiēscere (see quiescent)
SYNONYMS FOR quiet 1 silence.
2 calm, stillness.
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Example sentences from the Web for quiet What, I suspect, we really want from Santa is peace (and quiet ) at home for the holidays.
Santa Fails One More Time | P. J. O’Rourke| December 27, 2014| DAILY BEAST
But shh shhh shh, you have to be quiet about it or they will make me take it off.
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There were stares, gestures, and quiet conversations at the desk.
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Then he's quiet , while I, nonplussed, just stare until he adds, “The camera must never move.”
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He said he uses the quiet time at night to ponder a move to Puerto Rico or maybe Hawaii.
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Mary had contrived to quiet her lover with considerable propriety of demeanour.
Doctor Thorne | Anthony Trollope
She closed up the house for the night, looking out in the bright moonlight to see that all was quiet .
The Precipice | Elia Wilkinson Peattie
Taking his arm he drew him into a quiet place and told him all that had happened since they had last met.
The Crimson Fairy Book | Various
The Catholics, he reported, were quiet merely because they were confident of success.
William Pitt and the Great War | John Holland Rose
Calm and quiet when danger raged, he could inspire in his comrades a boundless confidence.
The Heart of Pinocchio | Collodi Nipote
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British Dictionary definitions for quiet adjective characterized by an absence or near absence of noise a quiet street
characterized by an absence of turbulent motion or disturbance; peaceful, calm, or tranquil a quiet glade ; the sea is quiet tonight
free from activities, distractions, worries, etc; untroubled a quiet life ; a quiet day at work
marked by an absence of work, orders, etc; not busy the factory is very quiet at the moment
private; not public; secret a quiet word with someone
free from anger, impatience, or other extreme emotion a quiet disposition
free from pretentiousness or vain display; modest or reserved quiet humour
astronomy (of the sun) exhibiting a very low number of sunspots, solar flares, and other surface phenomena; inactive Compare active (def. 8)
SEE MORE SEE LESS noun the state of being silent, peaceful, or untroubled
on the quiet without other people knowing; secretly
verb a less common word for quieten
Derived forms of quiet quietness , noun Word Origin for quiet C14: from Latin quiētus, past participle of quiēscere to rest, from quiēs repose, rest
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Idioms and Phrases with quiet In addition to the idiom beginning with quiet
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Words related to quiet reticent, soft, silent, peaceful, muted, secluded, serene, shy, smooth, private, gentle, mild, placid, sedate, stable, tranquil, subdued, sober, modest, unassuming