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Quick definitions from WordNet (quiet)
▸ noun: a disposition free from stress or emotion
▸ noun: the absence of sound ("The street was quiet")
▸ noun: an untroubled state; free from disturbances
▸ noun: a period of calm weather
▸ verb: become quiet or quieter
▸ verb: make calm or still ("Quiet the dragons of worry and fear")
▸ adjective: not showy or obtrusive ("Clothes in quiet good taste")
▸ adjective: free of noise or uproar; or making little if any sound ("A quiet audience at the concert")
▸ adjective: characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity ("A quiet life")
▸ adjective: of the sun; characterized by a low level of surface phenomena like sun spots e.g.
▸ adjective: free from disturbance ("The quiet waters of a lagoon")
▸ adjective: without untoward incident or disruption ("Quiet times")
▸ adjective: in a softened tone ("A quiet reprimand")
▸ adverb: with little or no activity or no agitation (`quiet' is a nonstandard variant for `quietly') ("Her hands rested quietly in her lap")
▸ name: A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #42425)
▸ Also see quiets
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to quiet
▸ Usage examples for quiet
▸ Idioms related to quiet (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing quiet
▸ Popular nouns described by quiet
▸ Words that often appear near quiet
▸ Rhymes of quiet
▸ Invented words related to quiet
▸ noun: a disposition free from stress or emotion
▸ noun: the absence of sound ("The street was quiet")
▸ noun: an untroubled state; free from disturbances
▸ noun: a period of calm weather
▸ verb: become quiet or quieter
▸ verb: make calm or still ("Quiet the dragons of worry and fear")
▸ adjective: not showy or obtrusive ("Clothes in quiet good taste")
▸ adjective: free of noise or uproar; or making little if any sound ("A quiet audience at the concert")
▸ adjective: characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity ("A quiet life")
▸ adjective: of the sun; characterized by a low level of surface phenomena like sun spots e.g.
▸ adjective: free from disturbance ("The quiet waters of a lagoon")
▸ adjective: without untoward incident or disruption ("Quiet times")
▸ adjective: in a softened tone ("A quiet reprimand")
▸ adverb: with little or no activity or no agitation (`quiet' is a nonstandard variant for `quietly') ("Her hands rested quietly in her lap")
▸ name: A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #42425)
▸ Also see quiets
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to quiet
▸ Usage examples for quiet
▸ Idioms related to quiet (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing quiet
▸ Popular nouns described by quiet
▸ Words that often appear near quiet
▸ Rhymes of quiet
▸ Invented words related to quiet