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

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How to pronounce quietly?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

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   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say quietly in sign language?

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. Bob Nicholls:

   I told everyone that we were going to go down the stairs very quietly. But with 150-odd people on a staircase, we were like sitting ducks. Two of my guys went ahead to make sure it was safe, we had two guys at the back. We'd move down to one floor, check the floor and then get everyone down. We did the same on the next floor. It took quite a while to get everyone down. We got out at around 3 or 4 in the morning, we were asked to take off our shoes to avoid making noise because we never knew if there were still terrorists around who could hear us. No one spoke either.

2. Sergei Lavrov:

   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.

3. Levar Stoney:

   Our officers quietly investigated and collaborated with their law enforcement partners and the community to stop what could've been a terrible day for the city of Richmond, as we continue to live through an era, an age, of mass shootings and all around our country, no community is immune.

4. Melissa Hurtado:

   He’s focused on that leadership position instead of actually working on issues to address the impacts of his district, quietly, the word out there is it’s been a while that he’s actually delivered something for the region, given his focus on the leadership position. Maybe that’s part of his greater vision for helping this region out.

5. Fabio Bucciarelli:

   South Sudan's war represents one of the longest and most forgotten African conflicts, its tragic consequences are quietly fading away from the headlines, making these pictures even more crucial.

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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
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=quietly