quiet

[ kwahy-it ]

/ ˈkwaɪ ɪt /

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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.

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.

verb (used without object)

to become quiet (often followed by down).

Origin of quiet

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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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

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH quiet

quiescent quiet quiet quit quite quietness quietude

Words nearby quiet

quidditch, quiddity, quidnunc, quiescent, quiescent tank, quiet, quiet as a mouse, quiet lung, quiet revolution, quiet sun, quieten

Example sentences from the Web for quietness

Roxanne suggests that perhaps it is the quietness of much Irish writing that makes it hard to market here.

Read Me, I'm Irish |Mark Salter |March 17, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
The quietness of everything there frightened me, called up every foolish, childhood fear and superstition.

The Seven-Branched Candlestick |Gilbert W. (Gilbert Wolf) Gabriel
It was the voice of Hamish that sometimes had the power to soothe to quietness, if not to repose, the ever-moaning sufferer.

Shenac's Work at Home |Margaret Murray Robertson
Her father broke in on the quietness of the room with a peculiar question.

Captain Pott's Minister |Francis L. Cooper

So we always used to pray that the mandatar might be a good man, who would allow us to live in peace and quietness.

The Jews of Barnow |Karl Emil Franzos
Fricker was not a gentleman, but, thanks to his quietness and freedom from affectation, it was often possible to forget the fact.

The Intrusions of Peggy |Anthony Hope

British Dictionary definitions for quietness

quiet

/ (ˈkwaɪət) /

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)

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

Idioms and Phrases with quietness

quiet

In addition to the idiom beginning with quiet

quiet as a mouse

also see:

keep quiet
peace and quiet

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quiet

adjective, qui·et·er, qui·et·est.

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

Origin of quiet

SYNONYMS FOR quiet

ANTONYMS FOR quiet

synonym study for quiet

OTHER WORDS FROM quiet

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH quiet

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Example sentences from the Web for quietness

British Dictionary definitions for quietness

adjective

noun

verb

Derived forms of quiet

Word Origin for quiet

Idioms and Phrases with quietness

BROWSE DICTIONARY

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quiet

adjective, qui·et·er, qui·et·est.

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

Origin of quiet

SYNONYMS FOR quiet

ANTONYMS FOR quiet

synonym study for quiet

OTHER WORDS FROM quiet

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH quiet

Words nearby quiet

Words related to quietness

Example sentences from the Web for quietness

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