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 Definitions of QUIET  [ˈkwaɪ ɪt]  

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Definition of 'QUIET' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (v.) quiet
making little or no noise or sound:
quiet neighbors.

2.  quiet
free or comparatively free from noise:
a quiet street.

3.  quiet
silent:
Be quiet!

4.  quiet
restrained in speech or manner:
a quiet person.

5.  quiet
free from disturbance or tumult; peaceful:
a quiet life.

6.  quiet
being at rest.

7.  quiet
free from activity, esp. busy or vigorous activity:
a quiet Sunday afternoon.

8.  quiet
quiescent; peaceable:
The factions have been quiet for years.

9.  quiet
motionless or moving very gently:
quiet waters.

10.  quiet
free from disturbing thoughts, emotions, etc.:
a quiet conscience.

11.  quiet
said, expressed, done, etc., in a restrained or unobtrusive way:
a quiet reproach.

12.  quiet
not showy or obtrusive; subdued:
quiet colors.

13.  quiet
not busy or active:
The stock market was quiet last week.

14. (v.t.) quiet
to make quiet.

15.  quiet
to make tranquil or peaceful; pacify.

16.  quiet
to calm mentally, as a person.

17.  quiet
to allay (tumult, doubt, fear, etc.).

18.  quiet
to silence.

19. (v.i.) quiet
to become quiet (often fol. by down).

20. (n.) quiet
freedom from noise, unwanted sound, etc.

21.  quiet
freedom from disturbance or tumult; tranquillity; rest; repose.

22.  quiet
peace; peaceful condition of affairs.

Etymology:  (1300–50; ME quiet(e) (< MF quiete) < L quiēt- (s. of quiēs) rest, peace; (see quiescent ))

Definition of 'QUIET' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) lull, quiet
a period of calm weather
"there was a lull in the storm"

2. (noun) tranquillity, tranquility, quiet
an untroubled state; free from disturbances

3. (noun) silence, quiet
the absence of sound
"he needed silence in order to sleep"; "the street was quiet"

4. (adj) repose, quiet, placidity, serenity, tranquillity, tranquility
a disposition free from stress or emotion

5. (adj) 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"

6. (adj) quiet
free of noise or uproar; or making little if any sound
"a quiet audience at the concert"; "the room was dark and quiet"

7. (adj) quiet, restrained
not showy or obtrusive
"clothes in quiet good taste"

8. (adj) hushed, muted, subdued, quiet
in a softened tone
"hushed voices"; "muted trumpets"; "a subdued whisper"; "a quiet reprimand"

9. (adj) placid, quiet, still, tranquil, smooth, unruffled
(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"

10. (verb) quiet
of the sun characterized by a low level of surface phenomena like sunspots e.g.

11. (verb) quieten, hush, quiet, quiesce, quiet down, pipe down
become quiet or quieter
"The audience fell silent when the speaker entered"

12. (adverb) calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, still
make calm or still
"quiet the dragons of worry and fear"

13. (adverb) quietly, 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"


Definition of 'QUIET' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (adjective) quiet
not making much noise, or without noise
a quiet engine; At this early hour the house was quiet.

2.  quiet
be quiet
used to tell sb not to talk or make noise
Children, please be quiet.

3.  quiet
not busy
a quiet day at work

4.  quiet
(of a person) not talkative
a quiet man with few friends

5. (noun) quiet
a situation in which there is little noise or activity
in the quiet of the night; I long for some peace and quiet.


Definition of 'QUIET' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) QUIET
in a state of rest or calm; without stir, motion, or agitation; still; as, a quiet sea; quiet air

2. (adj) QUIET
free from noise or disturbance; hushed; still

3. (adj) QUIET
not excited or anxious; calm; peaceful; placid; settled; as, a quiet life; a quiet conscience

4. (adj) QUIET
not giving offense; not exciting disorder or trouble; not turbulent; gentle; mild; meek; contented

5. (adj) QUIET
not showy; not such as to attract attention; undemonstrative; as, a quiet dress; quiet colors; a quiet movement

6. (adj) QUIET
the quality or state of being quiet, or in repose; as an hour or a time of quiet

7. (adj) QUIET
freedom from disturbance, noise, or alarm; stillness; tranquillity; peace; security

8. (verb) QUIET
to stop motion in; to still; to reduce to a state of rest, or of silence

9. (verb) QUIET
to calm; to appease; to pacify; to lull; to allay; to tranquillize; as, to quiet the passions; to quiet clamors or disorders; to quiet pain or grief

10. (verb) QUIET
to become still, silent, or calm; -- often with down; as, be soon quieted down


Translation of 'QUIET' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: 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.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: stil Arabic flag Arabic: هادئ Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: спокоен
Brazilian flag Brazilian: calado Czech flag Czech: tichý, klidný German flag German: ruhig
Danish flag Danish: stille Greek flag Greek: ήσυχος Spanish flag Spanish: tranquilo; silencioso; ca
Estonian flag Estonian: vaikne Farsi flag Farsi: ساکت Finnish flag Finnish: hiljainen
French flag French: tranquille Hebrew flag Hebrew: שָׁקֵט Hindi flag Hindi: शांत
Croatian flag Croatian: tih Hungarian flag Hungarian: csendes Indonesian flag Indonesian: diam
Icelandic flag Icelandic: hljóður, hljóðlátur Italian flag Italian: calmo, tranquillo Japanese flag Japanese: 静かな
Korean flag Korean: 고요한 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: ramus, tylus Latvian flag Latvian: kluss; mierīgs; rāms
Malay flag Malay: diam Dutch flag Dutch: rustig Norwegian flag Norwegian: stille, lydløs, rolig
Polish flag Polish: spokojny Persian flag Persian: ساکت Pashto flag Pashto: غلى، ارام، نه خوځېدونكى،
Portuguese flag Portuguese: calado Romanian flag Romanian: liniştit Russian flag Russian: тихий
Slovak flag Slovak: tichý, vyrovnaný Slovenian flag Slovenian: tih Serbian flag Serbian: tih
Swedish flag Swedish: tyst, stillsam Thai flag Thai: สงบเสงี่ยม Turkish flag Turkish: sessiz
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 安靜的 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: безшумний; спокійний Urdu flag Urdu: شور و غل یا ہنگاموں سے پا
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: yên lặng Chinese flag Chinese: 安静的

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'QUIET' - Nearby Entries  

quiet  quiet down  quieten  quietening  quietism  quietist  quietly  



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