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| 1. | [ adjective ] characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity | |
| Examples: | "a quiet life" "a quiet throng of onlookers" "quiet peace-loving people" "the factions remained quiet for almost 10 years" |
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| Related terms: | unquiet relaxing slumberous quiescent untroubled peaceful tame unagitated | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] free of noise or uproar; or making little if any sound | |
| Examples: | "a quiet audience at the concert" "the room was dark and quiet" |
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| Related terms: | noisy silent dreamy noiseless catlike stilly tiptoe soft inaudible | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] not showy or obtrusive | |
| Synonyms: | restrained | |
| Examples: | "clothes in quiet good taste" |
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| Related terms: | unostentatious | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (meteorology) a period of calm weather | |
| Synonyms: | lull | |
| Examples: | "there was a lull in the storm" |
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| Related terms: | calmness lull | |
| 5. | [ verb ] make calm or still | |
| Synonyms: | calm still tranquillise quieten tranquillize lull tranquilize calm_down | |
| Examples: | "quiet the dragons of worry and fear" |
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| Related terms: | agitate comfort reassure pacify lull compose hush repose | |
| 6. | [ noun ] the absence of sound | |
| Synonyms: | silence | |
| Examples: | "he needed silence in order to sleep" "the street was quiet" |
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| Related terms: | sound sound_property hush quietness speechlessness hush | |
| 7. | [ adjective ] free from disturbance | |
| Synonyms: | still placid tranquil unruffled | |
| Examples: | "a ribbon of sand between the angry sea and the placid bay" "the quiet waters of a lagoon" "a lake of tranquil blue water reflecting a tranquil blue sky" "a smooth channel crossing" "scarcely a ripple on the still water" |
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| Related terms: | calm | |
| 8. | [ adjective ] without untoward incident or disruption | |
| Synonyms: | placid | |
| Examples: | "a placid existence" "quiet times" |
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| Related terms: | uneventful | |
| 9. | [ adjective ] in a softened tone | |
| Synonyms: | subdued muted hushed | |
| Examples: | "hushed voices" "muted trumpets" "a subdued whisper" "a quiet reprimand" |
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| Related terms: | soft | |
| 10. | [ verb ] become quiet or quieter | |
| Synonyms: | quiet_down quieten quiesce pipe_down hush | |
| Examples: | "The audience fell silent when the speaker entered" |
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| Related terms: | louden change_intensity hush silence | |
| 11. | [ noun ] an untroubled state; free from disturbances | |
| Synonyms: | tranquillity | |
| Related terms: | order | |
| 12. | [ adverb ] with little or no activity or especially agitation | |
| Synonyms: | quietly | |
| Examples: | "her hands rested quietly in her lap" "the rock star was quietly led out the back door" (`quiet' is a nonstandard variant for `quietly' as in "sit here as quiet as you can") |
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| Related terms: | unquietly | |
| 13. | [ adjective ] (astronomy; of the sun) characterized by a low level of surface phenomena like sun spots e.g. | |
| Related terms: | active astronomy | |
| 14. | [ noun ] a disposition free from stress or emotion | |
| Synonyms: | serenity tranquility placidity tranquillity repose | |
| Related terms: | composure ataraxia calm | |
| Similar spelling: |
quoit quit quat quote quota Quito quite Quaid Quade quite_a |
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