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Adjective: quiet (quieter,quietest) kwIut- 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" - Free of noise or uproar; or making little if any sound
"a quiet audience at the concert"; "the room was dark and quiet" - Not showy or obtrusive
"clothes in quiet good taste"
- restrained - In a softened tone
"a quiet reprimand"
- hushed, muted, subdued - (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
"the quiet waters of a lagoon"
- placid, still, tranquil, smooth, unruffled - Of the sun characterized by a low level of surface phenomena like sunspots e.g.
Noun: quiet kwIut- A period of calm weather
- lull - An untroubled state; free from disturbances
- tranquillity, tranquility - The absence of sound
"the street was quiet"
- silence - A disposition free from stress or emotion
- repose, placidity, serenity, tranquillity, tranquility
Verb: quiet kwIut- Become quiet or quieter
- quieten, hush, quiesce, quiet down, pipe down - Make calm or still
"quiet the dragons of worry and fear"
- calm, calm down, tranquilize [N. Amer], tranquillize, tranquillise [Brit], quieten, lull, still
Adverb: quiet kwIut- With little or no activity or no agitation ('quiet' is a nonstandard variant for 'quietly')
"sit here as quiet as you can"
- quietly
Derived forms: quiets, quietest, quieting, quieter, quieted See also: calm, inaudible, noiseless, peaceable, peaceful, quiescent, quietly, quietness, silent, soft, soundless, still, stilly, tame, tiptoe, unagitated, unhearable, unostentatious, unpretending, unpretentious, untroubled Type of: calm, calmness, change intensity, comfort, composure, console, equanimity, order, solace, soothe, sound property, unflappability Antonym: active, noisy, unquiet Encyclopedia: Quiet, Please Quiet Quiet, Prayer of Quiet, Please! |