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still; soothing; hushed; calm: quiet the animals
Not to be confused with:quit – stop, cease, surrender, release, resign: quit the job quite – very; to a degree; rather: quite a lovely compliment

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Q0031300 (kwī′ĭt)adj. qui·et·er, qui·et·est 1. Making or characterized by little or no noise: a quiet library; a quiet street; a quiet, well tuned engine.2. a. Free of turmoil and agitation; calm: a quiet lake; a quiet place in the country.b. Providing or allowing relaxation; restful; soothing: a quiet afternoon nap; a quiet tune on the flute.3. Not showy or bright; subdued: a room decorated in quiet colors.4. Restrained, as in style; understated: a quiet strength; a quiet life.5. Out of public scrutiny; known or discussed by few: wanted to keep the incident quiet until after the election.n. The quality or condition of being quiet: "A menacing quiet fills the empty streets" (Time).v. qui·et·ed, qui·et·ing, qui·ets v.tr.1. To cause to become quiet: The teacher quieted the students.2. To make (a title) secure by freeing from uncertainties or adverse claims as to the ownership.v.intr. To become quiet: The child wouldn't quiet down for me.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin quiētus, past participle of quiēscere, to rest; see k^weiə- in Indo-European roots.]

qui′et·ly adv.qui′et·ness n.Synonyms: quiet, silent, still¹, noiseless, soundless
These adjectives mean marked by or making no sound, noise, or movement. Quiet suggests the absence of bustle, tumult, or agitation: "life being very short, and the quiet hours of it few" (John Ruskin).
Silent can suggest a profound hush: "I like the silent church before the service begins" (Ralph Waldo Emerson).
Still implies lack of motion or disturbance and often connotes rest or tranquility: "But after tempest ... / There came a day as still as heaven" (Tennyson).
Noiseless and soundless imply the absence of disturbing sound: "th' inaudible and noiseless foot of time" (Shakespeare)."the soundless footsteps on the grass" (John Galsworthy).

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(ˈkwaɪət) adj1. characterized by an absence or near absence of noise: a quiet street. 2. characterized by an absence of turbulent motion or disturbance; peaceful, calm, or tranquil: a quiet glade; the sea is quiet tonight. 3. free from activities, distractions, worries, etc; untroubled: a quiet life; a quiet day at work. 4. marked by an absence of work, orders, etc; not busy: the factory is very quiet at the moment. 5. private; not public; secret: a quiet word with someone. 6. free from anger, impatience, or other extreme emotion: a quiet disposition. 7. free from pretentiousness or vain display; modest or reserved: quiet humour. 8. (Astronomy) astronomy (of the sun) exhibiting a very low number of sunspots, solar flares, and other surface phenomena; inactive. Compare active⁸n9. the state of being silent, peaceful, or untroubled10. on the quiet without other people knowing; secretlyvb a less common word for quieten[C14: from Latin quiētus, past participle of quiēscere to rest, from quiēs repose, rest] ˈquietness n

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(ˈkwaɪ ɪt)

adj. -et•er, -et•est,
v. 1. making little or no noise or sound: quiet neighbors. 2. free or comparatively free from noise: a quiet street. 3. silent: Be quiet! 4. restrained in speech or manner: a quiet person. 5. free from disturbance or tumult; peaceful: a quiet life. 6. being at rest. 7. free from activity, esp. busy or vigorous activity: a quiet Sunday afternoon. 8. quiescent; peaceable: The factions have been quiet for years. 9. motionless or moving very gently: quiet waters. 10. free from disturbing thoughts, emotions, etc.: a quiet conscience. 11. said, expressed, done, etc., in a restrained or unobtrusive way: a quiet reproach. 12. not showy or obtrusive; subdued: quiet colors. 13. not busy or active: The stock market was quiet last week. v.t. 14. to make quiet. 15. to make tranquil or peaceful; pacify. 16. to calm mentally, as a person. 17. to allay (tumult, doubt, fear, etc.). 18. to silence. v.i. 19. to become quiet (often fol. by down). [1350–1400; < Latin quiētus, past participle of quiēscere (see quiescent)] qui′et•er, n. qui′et•ly, adv. qui′et•ness, n.

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(ˈkwaɪ ɪt)

n. 1. freedom from noise, unwanted sound, etc. 2. freedom from disturbance or tumult; tranquillity; rest; repose. 3. peace; peaceful condition of affairs. [1300–50; Middle English quiet(e) (< Middle French quiete) < Latin quiēt- (s. of quiēs) rest, peace; (see quiescent)]

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coy, quiet - Coy and quiet derive from Latin quietus, "at rest, in repose," with coy coming from the Old French form coi (earlier quei), and quiet coming straight from Latin; the original sense of coy was "quiet, still."
conticent - If something is hushed or quiet, it is conticent.
q.t. - An abbreviation for "quiet," as in, on the q.t. (or QT).
wildtrack, room tone - The wildtrack or room tone consists of the barely audible noises that make up a background sense of quiet.

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quite">quite1. 'quiet'

Quiet is an adjective. Someone or something that is quiet makes only a small amount of noise.

Bal said in a quiet voice, 'I have resigned.'The airlines have invested a lot of money in new, quieter aircraft.

If a place is quiet, there is very little noise there.

It was very quiet there; you could just hear the wind moving in the trees.2. 'quite'

Don't confuse quiet /'kwaɪət/ with quite /kwaɪt/. You use quite to show that something is the case to a fairly great extent.

See quite

quiet

Past participle: quieted
Gerund: quieting

Imperative
quiet
quiet

Present
I quiet
you quiet
he/she/it quiets
we quiet
you quiet
they quiet

Preterite
I quieted
you quieted
he/she/it quieted
we quieted
you quieted
they quieted

Present Continuous
I am quieting
you are quieting
he/she/it is quieting
we are quieting
you are quieting
they are quieting

Present Perfect
I have quieted
you have quieted
he/she/it has quieted
we have quieted
you have quieted
they have quieted

Past Continuous
I was quieting
you were quieting
he/she/it was quieting
we were quieting
you were quieting
they were quieting

Past Perfect
I had quieted
you had quieted
he/she/it had quieted
we had quieted
you had quieted
they had quieted

Future
I will quiet
you will quiet
he/she/it will quiet
we will quiet
you will quiet
they will quiet

Future Perfect
I will have quieted
you will have quieted
he/she/it will have quieted
we will have quieted
you will have quieted
they will have quieted

Future Continuous
I will be quieting
you will be quieting
he/she/it will be quieting
we will be quieting
you will be quieting
they will be quieting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been quieting
you have been quieting
he/she/it has been quieting
we have been quieting
you have been quieting
they have been quieting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been quieting
you will have been quieting
he/she/it will have been quieting
we will have been quieting
you will have been quieting
they will have been quieting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been quieting
you had been quieting
he/she/it had been quieting
we had been quieting
you had been quieting
they had been quieting

Conditional
I would quiet
you would quiet
he/she/it would quiet
we would quiet
you would quiet
they would quiet

Past Conditional
I would have quieted
you would have quieted
he/she/it would have quieted
we would have quieted
you would have quieted
they would have quieted

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	quiet - a period of calm weather; "there was a lull in the storm"lullcalmness - an absence of strong winds or rain
	2.	quiet - an untroubled state; free from disturbancestranquillity, tranquilityorder - established customary state (especially of society); "order ruled in the streets"; "law and order"
	3.	quiet - the absence of sound; "he needed silence in order to sleep"; "the street was quiet"silencehush, stillness, still - (poetic) tranquil silence; "the still of the night"speechlessness - the property of being speechlessquietness, soundlessness - the property of making no soundsound property - an attribute of sound
	4.	quiet - a disposition free from stress or emotionserenity, tranquility, placidity, repose, tranquillitycalm, calmness, composure, equanimity - steadiness of mind under stress; "he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity"ataraxia - peace of mind
Verb	1.	quiet - become quiet or quieter; "The audience fell silent when the speaker entered"pipe down, quiesce, quiet down, quieten, hushsilence, still, hush, hush up, quieten, shut up - cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence the children in the church!"change intensity - increase or decrease in intensity
	2.	quiet - make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize, calm, calm down, quieten, lulllull - calm by deception; "Don't let yourself be lulled into a false state of security"compose - calm (someone, especially oneself); make quiet; "She had to compose herself before she could reply to this terrible insult"appease, assuage, conciliate, gentle, gruntle, lenify, mollify, pacify, placate - cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify the angry customer"reassure, assure - cause to feel sure; give reassurance to; "The airline tried to reassure the customers that the planes were safe"comfort, console, solace, soothe - give moral or emotional strength to
Adj.	1.	quiet - characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity; "a quiet life"; "a quiet throng of onlookers"; "quiet peace-loving people"; "the factions remained quiet for almost 10 years"unagitated - not agitated or disturbed emotionallypeaceful, peaceable - not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war; "a peaceful nation"; "peaceful times"; "a far from peaceful Christmas"; "peaceful sleep"tame - very restrained or quiet; "a tame Christmas party"; "she was one of the tamest and most abject creatures imaginable with no will or power to act but as directed"unquiet - characterized by unrest or disorder; "unquiet days of riots"; "following the assassination of Martin Luter King ours was an unquiet nation"; "spent an unquiet night tossing and turning"
	2.	quiet - free of noise or uproar; or making little if any sound; "a quiet audience at the concert"; "the room was dark and quiet"inaudible, unhearable - impossible to hear; imperceptible by the ear; "an inaudible conversation"soft - (of sound) relatively low in volume; "soft voices"; "soft music"noisy - full of or characterized by loud and nonmusical sounds; "a noisy cafeteria"; "a small noisy dog"
	3.	quiet - not showy or obtrusive; "clothes in quiet good taste"restrainedunostentatious, unpretending, unpretentious - not ostentatious; "his unostentatious office"; "unostentatious elegance"
	4.	quiet - in a softened tone; "hushed voices"; "muted trumpets"; "a subdued whisper"; "a quiet reprimand"hushed, muted, subduedsoft - (of sound) relatively low in volume; "soft voices"; "soft music"
	5.	quiet - (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves; "a ribbon of sand between the angry sea and the placid bay"; "the quiet waters of a lagoon"; "a lake of tranquil blue water reflecting a tranquil blue sky"; "a smooth channel crossing"; "scarcely a ripple on the still water"; "unruffled water"placid, tranquil, unruffled, still, smoothcalm - (of weather) free from storm or wind; "calm seas"
	6.	quiet - of the sun characterized by a low level of surface phenomena like sunspots e.g.astronomy, uranology - the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a wholeactive - (of the sun) characterized by an increased occurrence of sunspots and flares and radio emissions
Adv.	1.	quiet - with little or no activity or no agitation (`quiet' is a nonstandard variant for `quietly'); "her hands rested quietly in her lap"; "the rock star was quietly led out the back door"; "sit here as quiet as you can"quietly

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adjective1. soft, low, muted, lowered, whispered, faint, suppressed, stifled, hushed, muffled, inaudible, indistinct, low-pitched A quiet murmur passed through the classroom.
soft loud, noisy, deafening, high-volume, ear-splitting, stentorian, high-decibel2. silent, still, peaceful, hushed, soundless, noiseless She was received in a small, quiet office.
silent loud, noisy, deafening3. calm, peaceful, tranquil, contented, gentle, mild, serene, pacific, placid, restful, untroubled She wanted a quiet life.
calm troubled, exciting, turbulent, agitated, violent, frenetic4. still, motionless, calm, peaceful, tranquil, untroubled
still troubled, turbulent, agitated5. undisturbed, isolated, secluded, private, secret, retired, sequestered, unfrequented a quiet rural backwater
undisturbed popular, crowded, busy, lively, fashionable, bustling6. silent, dumb I told them to be quiet and go to sleep.7. discreet, private, confidential, secret, unofficial, off the record Can I have a quiet word with you, son?8. reserved, retiring, shy, collected, gentle, mild, composed, serene, sedate, meek, placid, docile, unflappable (informal), phlegmatic, peaceable, imperturbable, equable, even-tempered, unexcitable He's a nice quiet man.
reserved excited, passionate, restless, violent, impatient, high-spirited, excitable, talkative, loquacious, verbose9. subdued, conservative, plain, sober, simple, modest, restrained, unassuming, unpretentious, unobtrusive They dress in quiet colours.
subdued bright, loud, glaring, vibrant, blatant, conspicuous, brash, pretentious, showy, ostentatious, obtrusivenoun1. peace, rest, tranquillity, ease, silence, solitude, serenity, stillness, repose, calmness, quietness, peacefulness, restfulness He wants some peace and quiet.
peace noise, disturbance, racket, bustle, din, commotion, activity

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adjective1. Marked by, done with, or making no sound or noise:hushed, noiseless, silent, soundless, still, stilly.Archaic: hush.2. Not irritating, strident, or loud:hushed, low, low-key, low-keyed, small, soft, subdued, whispery.3. Motionless and undisturbed:calm, halcyon, peaceful, placid, serene, still, stilly, tranquil, untroubled.4. Not showy or obtrusive:inobtrusive, restrained, subdued, tasteful, unobtrusive.noun1. The absence of sound or noise:hush, noiselessness, quietness, silence, soundlessness, still, stillness.2. An absence of motion or disturbance:calm, calmness, hush, lull, peace, peacefulness, placidity, placidness, quietness, serenity, stillness, tranquillity, untroubledness.verb1. To cause to become silent:hush, quieten, shush, shut up, silence, still.2. To make or become calm:allay, balm, becalm, calm (down), lull, settle, still, tranquilize.

Translations

安静的平静的朴素的素净的闲适的

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(ˈkwaiət) adjective1. not making very much, or any, noise; without very much, or any, noise. Tell the children to be quiet; It's very quiet out in the country; a quiet person.安静的2. free from worry, excitement etc. I live a very quiet life. 平静的，宁静的 3. without much movement or activity; not busy. We'll have a quiet afternoon watching television.闲适的4. (of colours) not bright. 素净的，（指颜色）朴素的 noun a state, atmosphere, period of time etc which is quiet. In the quiet of the night; All I want is peace and quiet.安静 verb (especially American. often with down) to quieten. 使平静，使安心 ˈquieten verb1. (often with down) to make or become quiet. I expect you to quieten down when I come into the classroom. 使平静，使安静 2. to remove or lessen (a person's fears, doubts etc). 平息ˈquietly adverb安静地ˈquietness noun 安静，平静 keep quiet about to say nothing about; to keep secret. I'd like you to keep quiet about the child's father being in prison. 保持沉默，保守秘密 on the quiet secretly; without letting anyone find out. He went out of the office to enjoy a cigarette on the quiet.秘密地

quiet is an adjective: She has a quiet voice ;
Keep quiet.
quite is an adverb: This book is quite good .

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→ 安静的zhCN

I'd like a quiet room → 我想要一间安静的房间
Is there a quiet beach near here? → 附近有幽静的海滩吗？

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adj marked by, done with, or making no sound or noise

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adj not irritating, strident, or loud

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adj not showy or obtrusive

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verb to cause to become silent

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noun a period of calm weather

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noun an untroubled state

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noun the absence of sound

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noun a disposition free from stress or emotion

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verb become quiet or quieter

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