Definitions for quietly
Princeton's WordNet
softly, quietly(adverb)
with low volume
"speak softly but carry a big stick"; "she spoke quietly to the child"; "the radio was playing softly"
quietly(adverb)
with little or no sound
"the class was listening quietly and intently"; "she was crying quietly"
quietly, quiet(adverb)
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, quietly(adverb)
in a restful manner
"the streets are restfully sunny and still for the town is at mass"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
quietly(adverb)ˈkwaɪ ɪt
with little or no noise
The boys watched her quietly.
Wiktionary
quietly(Adverb)
In a quiet manner.
Webster Dictionary
Quietly(adverb)
in a quiet state or manner; without motion; in a state of rest; as, to lie or sit quietly
Quietly(adverb)
without tumult, alarm, dispute, or disturbance; peaceably; as, to live quietly; to sleep quietly
Quietly(adverb)
calmly, without agitation or violent emotion; patiently; as, to submit quietly to unavoidable evils
Quietly(adverb)
noiselessly; silently; without remark or violent movement; in a manner to attract little or no observation; as, he quietly left the room
Translations for quietly
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
quietly(adverb)
to remove or lessen (a person's fears, doubts etc).
- stilwegAfrikaans

- بِهُدوءArabic

- тихоBulgarian

- calmamentePortuguese (BR)

- tišeCzech

- ruhigGerman

- stille; dæmpetDanish

- ήσυχαGreek

- tranquilamente; silenciosamenteSpanish

- tasaEstonian

- به آرامیFarsi

- hiljaaFinnish

- silencieusementFrench

- בְּשֶׁקֶטHebrew

- शांति सेHindi

- tihoCroatian

- csendesen, nyugodtanHungarian

- dengan tenangIndonesian

- rólega; hávaðalaustIcelandic

- tranquillamenteItalian

- 静かにJapanese

- 조용히Korean

- ramiai, tyliaiLithuanian

- klusi; mierīgiLatvian

- dengan senyapMalay

- rustigDutch

- stille, fredelig, i all stillhetNorwegian

- spokojniePolish

- به آرامیPersian

- ورو، په ارامۍPashto

- calmamentePortuguese

- în tăcereRomanian

- тихоRussian

- tichoSlovak

- mirnoSlovenian

- tihoSerbian

- tyst, lugntSwedish

- อย่างเงียบThai

- sessizceTurkish

- 安靜地Chinese (Trad.)

- тихоUkrainian

- خاموشی سےUrdu

- trầm lặng; yên tĩnhVietnamese

- 安静地Chinese (Simp.)

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