What does quietly mean?
Definitions for quietly
qui·et·ly
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Princeton's WordNet
softly, quietlyadverb
with low volume
"speak softly but carry a big stick"; "she spoke quietly to the child"; "the radio was playing softly"
quietlyadverb
with little or no sound
"the class was listening quietly and intently"; "she was crying quietly"
quietly, quietadverb
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"
restfully, quietlyadverb
in a restful manner
"the streets are restfully sunny and still for the town is at mass"
Wiktionary
quietlyadverb
In a quiet manner.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Quietlyadverb
Etymology: from quiet.
Let no man for his own poverty become more oppressing in his bargain, but quietly, modestly and patiently recommend his estate to God, and leave the success to him. Taylor.
Although the rebels had behaved themselves quietly and modestly by the way as they went; yet they doubted that would but make them more hungry to fall upon the spoil in the end. Francis Bacon, Henry VII.
ChatGPT
quietly
Quietly refers to making little or no noise, or doing something in a restrained, non-disruptive, or calm manner. It can also mean to do something discreetly or without drawing attention.
Webster Dictionary
Quietlyadverb
in a quiet state or manner; without motion; in a state of rest; as, to lie or sit quietly
Quietlyadverb
without tumult, alarm, dispute, or disturbance; peaceably; as, to live quietly; to sleep quietly
Quietlyadverb
calmly, without agitation or violent emotion; patiently; as, to submit quietly to unavoidable evils
Quietlyadverb
noiselessly; silently; without remark or violent movement; in a manner to attract little or no observation; as, he quietly left the room
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'quietly' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2441
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'quietly' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4133
Adverbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'quietly' in Adverbs Frequency: #200
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of quietly in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of quietly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of quietly in a Sentence
True love comes quietly, without banners or flashing lights. If you hear bells, get your ears checked.
I think the fact that it had to be put together in two weeks ... added tremendously to the pressure and logistics, the demands. But I think the officers have worked around the clock, we are quietly confident that they have put in place the preparations.
This ship embraces every single known bit of high-tech that is required to equip it and allow it to maintain the toughest missions, it will go to all corners of this globe, all seven seas, and quietly perform a mission and disappear into the darkness of night and nobody will ever know that it was there.
One cannot demand of a scholar that he show himself a scholar everywhere in society, but the whole tenor of his behavior must none the less betray the thinker, he must always be instructive, his way of judging a thing must even in the smallest matters be such that people can see what it will amount to when, quietly and self-collected, he puts this power to scholarly use.
We’re not saying no to contacts. And when proposals to that effect come in, we agree. If our partners want to meet quietly so nobody finds out about it that’s fine because it’s always better to talk than not to talk, but in the present situation, Russia is quite simply not going to make the first step.
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Translations for quietly
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- ці́хаBelarusian
- silenciosamentCatalan, Valencian
- ruhig, leiseGerman
- kviete, silenteEsperanto
- mansamenteSpanish
- hiljaa, hiljaisestiFinnish
- paisablement, tranquillementFrench
- os ìosalScottish Gaelic
- կամաց, հանգիստArmenian
- silenceIdo
- 静かJapanese
- ಸದ್ದಿಲ್ಲದೆKannada
- cichoPolish
- silenciosamentePortuguese
- ти́хо, сми́рноRussian
- tȉho, ти̏хоSerbo-Croatian
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