Quiet

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The American HeritageĀ® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Making little or no noise: quiet neighbors; a quiet engine.
  • adj. Free of loud noise; hushed: a quiet street.
  • adj. Calm and unmoving; still: a quiet lake.
  • adj. Free of turmoil and agitation; untroubled. See Synonyms at still1.
  • adj. Restful; soothing: a quiet afternoon nap; a quiet tune on the flute.
  • adj. Tranquil; serene: a quiet place in the country.
  • adj. Not showy or garish; subdued: a room decorated in quiet colors.
  • adj. Restrained in style; understated: a quiet strength; a quiet life.
  • n. The quality or condition of being quiet: "A menacing quiet fills the empty streetsā€ ( Time).
  • v. To cause to become quiet.
  • v. Law To make (a title) secure by freeing from all questions or challenges.
  • verb-intransitive. To become quiet: The child wouldn't quiet down for me.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. With little or no sound; denoting absence of disturbing noise.
  • adj. Having little motion or activity; calm.
  • adj. Not busy, of low quantity.
  • adj. Not talking much or not talking loudly; reserved.
  • v. To become quiet, silent, still, tranquil, calm.
  • v. To cause someone to become quiet.
  • n. The absence of sound; quietness.
  • n. the absence of movement; stillness, tranquility
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. In a state of rest or calm; without stir, motion, or agitation; still
  • adj. Free from noise or disturbance; hushed; still.
  • adj. Not excited or anxious; calm; peaceful; placid; settled
  • adj. Not giving offense; not exciting disorder or trouble; not turbulent; gentle; mild; meek; contented.
  • adj. Not showy; not such as to attract attention; undemonstrative
  • n. The quality or state of being quiet, or in repose; as an hour or a time of quiet.
  • n. Freedom from disturbance, noise, or alarm; stillness; tranquillity; peace; security.
  • v. To stop motion in; to still; to reduce to a state of rest, or of silence.
  • v. To calm; to appease; to pacify; to lull; to allay; to tranquillize
  • verb-intransitive. To become still, silent, or calm; -- often with down.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Being in a state of rest; not being in action or motion; not moving or agitated; still: as, remain quiet; the sea was quiet.
  • Left at rest; free from alarm or disturbance; unmolested; tranquil.
  • Peaceable; not turbulent; not giving offense; not exciting controversy, disorder, or trouble.
  • Undisturbed by emotion; calm; patient; contented.
  • Free from noise or sound; silent; still: as, a quiet neighborhood.
  • Free from fuss or bustle; without stiffness or formality.
  • Not glaring or showy; not such as to attract notice; in good taste: as, quiet colors; a quiet dress.
  • = Syn. 1-5. Placid, Serene, etc. (see calm), peaceful, unruffled, undisturbed.
  • Meek, mild.
  • n. Rest; repose; stillness.
  • n. An undisturbed condition; tranquillity; peace; repose.
  • n. An undisturbed state of mind; peace of soul; patience; calmness.
  • n. Synonyms Repose, Tranquillity, etc. See rest.
  • To bring to a state of rest; stop.
  • To make or cause to be quiet; calm; appease; pacify; lull; allay; tranquillize: as, to quiet the soul when it is agitated; to quiet the clamors of a nation; to quiet the disorders of a city.
  • Synonyms To compose, soothe, sober; to still, silence, hush.
  • To become quiet or still; abate: as, the sea quieted.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the absence of sound
  • n. a period of calm weather
  • adj. in a softened tone
  • n. an untroubled state; free from disturbances
  • adj. not showy or obtrusive
  • adj. characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
  • ad. with little or no activity or no agitation (`quiet' is a nonstandard variant for `quietly')
  • v. make calm or still
  • adj. free of noise or uproar; or making little if any sound
  • adj. of the sun characterized by a low level of surface phenomena like sunspots e.g.
  • adj. (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
  • n. a disposition free from stress or emotion
  • v. become quiet or quieter
  • Equivalent
    soft    unpretentious    unostentatious    unpretending    untroubled    quiescent    silent    noiseless    tiptoe    still   
    Antonym
    loud   
    Verb Form
    quieted    quieting    quietness    quiets   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    Cross Reference
    peaceful    peaceable    calm    inactive    motionless    silent    on the quiet    at quiet    in quiet    out of quiet   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    calm    smooth    peaceful    undisturbed    still    peaceable    placid    tranquil    unruffled    meek   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Wyatt    diet    disquiet    guyot    riot   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    silent    calm    pleasant    happy