Quiet
['kwaɪət]
Definition
(adj.) of the sun characterized by a low level of surface phenomena like sunspots e.g. .
(adj.) not showy or obtrusive; 'clothes in quiet good taste' .
(adj.) free of noise or uproar; or making little if any sound; 'a quiet audience at the concert'; 'the room was dark and quiet' .
(adj.) characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity; 'a quiet life'; 'a quiet throng of onlookers'; 'quiet peace-loving people'; 'the factions remained quiet for almost 10 years' .
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Definition
(a.) In a state of rest or calm; without stir, motion, or agitation; still; as, a quiet sea; quiet air.
(a.) Free from noise or disturbance; hushed; still.
(a.) Not excited or anxious; calm; peaceful; placid; settled; as, a quiet life; a quiet conscience.
(a.) Not giving offense; not exciting disorder or trouble; not turbulent; gentle; mild; meek; contented.
(a.) Not showy; not such as to attract attention; undemonstrative; as, a quiet dress; quiet colors; a quiet movement.
(a.) The quality or state of being quiet, or in repose; as an hour or a time of quiet.
(a.) Freedom from disturbance, noise, or alarm; stillness; tranquillity; peace; security.
(v. t.) To stop motion in; to still; to reduce to a state of rest, or of silence.
(v. t.) To calm; to appease; to pacify; to lull; to allay; to tranquillize; as, to quiet the passions; to quiet clamors or disorders; to quiet pain or grief.
(v. i.) To become still, silent, or calm; -- often with down; as, be soon quieted down.
Checker: Tina
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Rest, repose, stillness, peace, tranquillity, calm, calmness, quietude, quiescence, quietness.
v. a. [1]. Stop, suspend, arrest, interrupt, intermit, discontinue, put a stop to.[2]. Tranquillize, calm, compose, lull, pacify, appease, soothe, sober.[3]. Still, silence, hush.[4]. Moderate, allay, assuage, mitigate, mollify, alleviate, soften, dull, blunt.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Allay, appease, still, pacify, hush, lull, tranquillize, soothe, calm
ANT:Rouse, excite, disturb, agitate, stir, urge, goad
SYN:Rest, repose, stillness, calm, appeasement, pacification, silence, peace
ANT:Unrest, motion, noise, agitation, excitement, disturbance, turmoil, tumult
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Definition
adj. at rest: calm: smooth: peaceable: gentle inoffensive: silent still: free from gaudiness in good taste: free from bustle or formality.—n. the state of being at rest: repose: calm: stillness: peace.—v.t. to bring to rest: to stop motion: to calm or pacify: to lull: to allay.—v.i. to become quiet to abate.—n. Quī′etāge (Spens.) quiet.—v.t. Quī′eten to make quiet calm.—v.i. to become quiet.—n. Quī′eter (Shak.) a person or thing that quiets.—v.t. Quī′etise to make quiet.—ns. Quī′etism rest of the mind: mental tranquillity: apathy: the doctrine that religious perfection on earth consists in passive and uninterrupted contemplation of the Deity; Quī′etist one who believes in this doctrine (Molinos Mme. Guyon &c.).—adj. Quietist′ic pertaining to quietism.—n. Quī′etive anything that induces quiet.—adv. Quī′etly in a quiet manner: without motion or alarm: calmly: silently: patiently.—ns. Quī′etness Quī′etude rest: repose: freedom from agitation or alarm: stillness: peace: silence.—adj. Quī′etsome (Spens.) calm still undisturbed.—n. Quiē′tus a final settlement or discharge: ending generally: (slang) a severe blow.—At quiet (B.) peaceful; In quiet quietly; On the quiet clandestinely; Out of quiet disturbed.
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Examples
- Which of them had a step so quiet, a hand so gentle, but I should have heard or felt her, if she had approached or touched me in a day-sleep? Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- You made a quiet little round game of it, among a family group, and you played it out at leisure. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Hush, hush, ma'am; pray keep yourself quiet,' replied the bodyguard. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- I would suggest that in the meantime, we remain perfectly quiet, and keep these matters secret even from Oliver himself. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- She said she would go, and take me with her, for the quiet and the fresh air. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- He was quieter now. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- He was never ostracized--his prestige with the quieter citizens saved him from that; but he was attacked with increasing boldness and steadfastness. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- And then, nobody need to have a quieter death nor he had. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- I have seen him, speaking from the front of his mouth with almost no movement of his lips in the way that is quieter than any whisper. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Ada and I, prepared to miss him very much, commenced our quieter career. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- He did not laugh much, but he uttered in the quietest tone the wittiest things. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- I have now been here nearly five months; and, moreover, the quietest five months I ever passed. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- The testimony of the inhabitants also declares, that Shore Lane, after midnight, is one of the quietest and loneliest streets in London. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- If it were the quietest, most familiar horse in the world, there would always be the chance of accident. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- He was the quietest one of the four. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- The influence of the fresh air, and the attraction of some flowers gathered from a grave, soon quieted the child. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- She was an altered creature, quieted, stupefied, indifferent to everything that passed. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- I was not the sort of woman whom it was quite safe to hunt into a corner--he knew that, and wisely quieted me with proposals for the future. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Compeyson's wife, being used to him, giv him some liquor to get the horrors off, and by and by he quieted. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- Now, is your mind quieted? Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Mrs. Snagsby and Mrs. Chadband are proceeding to grow shrill in indignation when Mr. Chadband quiets the tumult by lifting up his hand. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- This liquid neutralizes the too abundant acids present in a weak system and so quiets and tones the stomach. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- It quiets me for a moment, but does not make me unhappy. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- It was no longer a question of quieting my young lady's nervous excitement; it was a question of proving her innocence. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- The horses were coming back, through the gate, wet and sweating, the jockeys quieting them and riding up to dismount under the trees. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Remember what the doctor told you, Rachel, about quieting yourself with a book after taking your meals. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- It's a matter of quieting Rachel's mind, answered Mr. Franklin gravely. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- After quieting Lady Glyde by the necessary assurances about her sister, I introduced my friends separately to her presence. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
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