quiet in English dictionary

  • quiet

    Meanings and definitions of "quiet"

    • With little or no sound; denoting absence of disturbing noise.
    • Having little motion or activity; calm.
    • Not busy, of low quantity.
    • Not talking much or not talking loudly; reserved.
    • To become quiet, silent, still, tranquil, calm.
    • To cause someone to become quiet.
    • The absence of sound; quietness.
    • the absence of movement; stillness, tranquility
    • adjective
      With little or no sound; free of disturbing noise.
    • adjective
      Having little motion or activity; calm.
    • adjective
      Not busy, of low quantity.
    • adjective
      Not talking much or not talking loudly; reserved.
    • adjective
      Not showy; undemonstrative.
    • adjective
      (software)
      Requiring little or no interaction.
    • noun
      The absence of sound; quietness.
    • noun
      the absence of movement; stillness, tranquility
    • verb
      To become quiet, silent, still, tranquil, calm.
    • verb
      To cause someone to become quiet.
    • with little sound
    • having little motion
    • not busy
    • not talking
    • to become quiet
    • to cause someone to become quiet
    • absence of sound
    • absence of movement
    • Having little motion or activity.
    • Not busy.
    • The absence of movement.
    • Marked by the complete lack of sound or noise.
    • quiet (e.g. neighbourhood, neighborhood)
    • (politically) moderate
    • adjective
      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"
    • adjective
      free of noise or uproar; or making little if any sound; "a quiet audience at the concert"; "the room was dark and quiet"
    • adjective
      in a softened tone; "hushed voices"; "muted trumpets"; "a subdued whisper"; "a quiet reprimand"
    • adjective
      not showy or obtrusive; "clothes in quiet good taste"
    • adjective
      (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves; "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"; "unruffled water"
    • adjective
      (of the sun) characterized by a low level of surface phenomena, such as sunspots
    • adverb
      with little or no activity or no agitation (`quiet' is a nonstandard variant for `quietly'); "her hands rested quietly in her lap"; "the rock star was quietly led out the back door"; "sit here as quiet as you can"
    • noun
      an untroubled state; free from disturbances
    • noun
      a disposition free from stress or emotion
    • noun
      a period of calm weather; "there was a lull in the storm"
    • noun
      the absence of sound; "he needed silence in order to sleep"; "the street was quiet"
    • verb
      become quiet or quieter; "The audience fell silent when the speaker entered"
    • verb
      make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"

    Synonyms of "quiet" in English dictionary

    unostentatious, still, lull are the top synonyms of "quiet" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "quiet" in English dictionary

    unquietly, unquiet, louden are the top antonyms of "quiet" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of quiet

    • quiet ( third-person singular simple present quiets, present participle quieting, simple past and past participle quieted)
    • quiet ( plural  quiets)
    • quiet ( comparative quieter, superlative quietest)
    • st. wyższy  stopień wyższy quieter; st. najwyższy  stopień najwyższy quietest
    • quiet (comparative quieter or more quiet, superlative quietest or most quiet)
    • quiet (plural quiets)
    • quiet (third-person singular simple present quiets, present participle quieting, simple past and past participle quieted)
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