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Quiet   /kwˈaɪət/   Listen
Quiet

adjective
(compar. quieter; superl. quietest)
1.
Characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity.  "A quiet throng of onlookers" , "Quiet peace-loving people" , "The factions remained quiet for almost 10 years"
2.
Free of noise or uproar; or making little if any sound.  "The room was dark and quiet"
3.
Not showy or obtrusive.  Synonym: restrained.
4.
In a softened tone.  Synonyms: hushed, muted, subdued.  "Muted trumpets" , "A subdued whisper" , "A quiet reprimand"
5.
(of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves.  Synonyms: placid, smooth, still, tranquil, unruffled.  "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" , "Unruffled water"
6.
Of the sun characterized by a low level of surface phenomena like sunspots e.g..
noun
1.
A period of calm weather.  Synonym: lull.
2.
An untroubled state; free from disturbances.  Synonyms: tranquility, tranquillity.
3.
The absence of sound.  Synonym: silence.  "The street was quiet"
4.
A disposition free from stress or emotion.  Synonyms: placidity, repose, serenity, tranquility, tranquillity.
verb
(past & past part. quieted; pres. part. quieting)
1.
Become quiet or quieter.  Synonyms: hush, pipe down, quiesce, quiet down, quieten.
2.
Make calm or still.  Synonyms: calm, calm down, lull, quieten, still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize.
adverb
1.
With little or no activity or no agitation ('quiet' is a nonstandard variant for 'quietly').  Synonym: quietly.  "The rock star was quietly led out the back door" , "Sit here as quiet as you can"



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"Quiet" Quotes from Famous Books



... be done (if it is in your power) is to go to some quiet country place where you can be sure of the three following essentials—a dry location, pure air, and a plentiful supply of fresh, rich milk. There is an almost universal consensus of opinion now that the open air treatment is of the greatest benefit; therefore, ...
— The Royal Road to Health • Chas. A. Tyrrell
... would be a better and a stronger Government to-morrow if she confined the limits of her power to hereditary and German dominions. Especially if she saw in Hungary a strong, sensible, independent neighbouring nation; because I think that the cost of keeping Hungary quiet is not repaid by any benefit derived from Hungarian levies or tributes. And then again, good neighbourhood, and the goodwill and generous sympathies of mankind, and the generosity of character that ought to pervade the minds of Governments ...
— Select Speeches of Kossuth • Kossuth
... without emphasis, the butler vanished. The newcomer came forward with the quiet assurance of the born aristocrat. He was a slender, well-knit man, dressed fastidiously, with clear-cut, classical features; cool, keen eyes, and a gentle, you-be-damned manner to his inferiors. Beside him Ridgway bulked too large, too ...
— Ridgway of Montana - (Story of To-Day, in Which the Hero Is Also the Villain) • William MacLeod Raine
... forfeiture of eternal salvation, her protestations, her tears, her entreaties, at last prevailed upon the princess to join the Order of the Gray Sisters. For a short space all seemed to go well. The fervid heart of the royal nun was apparently beating placidly, in the quiet claustral surroundings. But during the winter the duchess fell sick, and the young bride of the church was called to her bedside. Princess A. had remained with her mother for several weeks, and about that time the carnival season began. Masked balls were given in the palace, and ...
— The Gray Nun • Nataly Von Eschstruth
... kept out of the argument. Snap introduced him as Rance Rankin. An American—a quiet, blond fellow of thirty-five ...
— Brigands of the Moon • Ray Cummings


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