quiet (ˈkwaɪət
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Definitions
adjective
- characterized by an absence or near absence of noise ⇒
a quiet street
- characterized by an absence of turbulent motion or disturbance; peaceful, calm, or tranquil ⇒
a quiet glade
the sea is quiet tonight
- free from activities, distractions, worries, etc; untroubled ⇒
a quiet life
a quiet day at work
- marked by an absence of work, orders, etc; not busy ⇒
the factory is very quiet at the moment
- private; not public; secret ⇒
a quiet word with someone
- free from anger, impatience, or other extreme emotion ⇒
a quiet disposition
- free from pretentiousness or vain display; modest or reserved ⇒
quiet humour
- astronomy (of the sun) exhibiting a very low number of sunspots, solar flares, and other surface phenomena; inactive Compare active (sense 8)
noun
- the state of being silent, peaceful, or untroubled
- See on the quiet
verb
- a less common word for quieten
Alternative Forms
ˈquietness nounWord Origin
C14: from Latin quiētus, past participle of quiēscere to rest, from quiēs repose, restSynonyms
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Translations
- British English:
quiet
Something or someone that is quiet makes only a small amount of noise.She kept the children reasonably quiet.ˈkwaɪət ADJECTIVE She kept the children reasonably quiet. - Spanish:
silencioso
adj silenciosa - French:
silencieux
adj - German:
ruhig
adj - Chinese: 安静的
adj - Arabic: هَادِئ
adj - Portuguese: calmo
adj calma - Russian: тихий
adj тихая - Croatian: tih
adj tiha - Czech: tichý
adj - Danish: stille
adj - Dutch: stil
adj - Finnish: hiljainen
adj - Greek: ήσυχος
adj ήσυχη - Italian: silenzioso
adj silenziosa - Japanese: 静かな
no_posp - Korean: 조용한
adj - Norwegian: stille
adj - Polish: cichy
adj cicha - Brazilian Portuguese: silencioso
nm silenciosa - European Spanish:
silencioso
adj silenciosa - Swedish: tyst
adj - Thai: เงียบ
adj - Turkish: sessiz
adj - Vietnamese: yên lặng
adj
Usage examples
There was an unpleasant musty smell compounded of cooking odours and stale urine and a strange brooding quiet.
, THE KEYS OF HELL (2002)In two days, I found almost 100 species of birds in this quiet corner of Burgundy.
Country Life (2004)Goalkeeper Dean Kiely's quiet patience is rewarded with a rare start.
Irish Times (2002)I loiter at the back of the stadium until the sound of the electric hare goes quiet.
Glasgow Herald (2001)She lead a life of middle-class gentility and ease spent entirely in the quiet of rural southern England.
, THE MEDICAL MYSTERIES E-OMNIBUS (2001)