Definitions for quietly
qui·et·ly

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.7 / 3 votes

1. softly, quietlyadverb

   with low volume

   "speak softly but carry a big stick"; "she spoke quietly to the child"; "the radio was playing softly"

2. quietlyadverb

   with little or no sound

   "the class was listening quietly and intently"; "she was crying quietly"

3. 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"

4. restfully, quietlyadverb

   in a restful manner

   "the streets are restfully sunny and still for the town is at mass"

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. quietlyadverb

   In a quiet manner.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Quietlyadverb

   Etymology: from quiet.

   1. Calmly: without violent emotion.

   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.

   2. Peaceably; without offence.

   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.

   3. At rest; without agitation.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Quietlyadverb

   in a quiet state or manner; without motion; in a state of rest; as, to lie or sit quietly

2. Quietlyadverb

   without tumult, alarm, dispute, or disturbance; peaceably; as, to live quietly; to sleep quietly

3. Quietlyadverb

   calmly, without agitation or violent emotion; patiently; as, to submit quietly to unavoidable evils

4. Quietlyadverb

   noiselessly; silently; without remark or violent movement; in a manner to attract little or no observation; as, he quietly left the room

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'quietly' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2441

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'quietly' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4133

3. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'quietly' in Adverbs Frequency: #200

How to pronounce quietly?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of quietly in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of quietly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of quietly in a Sentence

1. Chief Executive Paul Wright:

   I am quietly optimistic we will get there. But if we don't we are going to take alternative action.

2. Brenda Ueland:

   I learned that you should feel when writing, not like Lord Byron on a mountain top, but like child stringing beads in kindergarten--happy, absorbed and quietly putting one bead on after another.

3. Heather Smith:

   He really lit a fire and kept the story going, he kept it on the radar, so Orchard knew we were not just going to away quietly.

4. Joshua Greene:

   She was an excellent houseguest according to my mom and dad, she was never needy. She would keep to herself. She knew she had the run of the house. The guest room had its own entrance and exit. They played charades and cards. Gene Kelly, who was probably one of the greatest charade players of all time, was unstoppable. Marilyn was always like a little girl watching a master at work because when Gene Kelly did his charades, everyone would stop in awe… She loved to read and would sit quietly for hours and read books. And she loved music.

5. Rick Santorum:

   Some Muslims...[have] sat quietly by as the Islamic State uses brutal violence that is not antithetical to Islam and only objects on tactics.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=quietly
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Quietly
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=quietly
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quietly