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quiet
[ kwahy-it ]
adjective
- making no noise or sound, especially no disturbing sound:
quiet neighbors.
- free, or comparatively free, from noise:
a quiet street.
Antonyms: ,
Be quiet!
- restrained in speech, manner, etc.; saying little:
a quiet person.
a quiet life.
Synonyms: ,
Antonyms:
- being at rest.
- refraining or free from activity, especially busy or vigorous activity:
a quiet Sunday afternoon.
- making no disturbance or trouble; not turbulent; peaceable:
The factions remained quiet for twenty years.
- motionless or moving very gently:
quiet waters.
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- free from disturbing thoughts, emotions, etc.; mentally peaceful:
a quiet conscience.
- said, expressed, done, etc., in a restrained or unobtrusive way:
a quiet reproach;
a quiet admonition.
- not showy or obtrusive; subdued:
quiet colors.
- not busy or active:
The stock market was quiet last week.
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
- to become quiet (often followed by down ).
noun
- freedom from noise, unwanted sound, etc.:
At least there's quiet here.
Synonyms:
This little beach is known for its quiet, but today a rowdy group of tourists is having a clambake.
Synonyms: ,
- peace; peaceful condition of affairs.
quiet
/ 藞办飞补瑟蓹迟 /
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
noun
- the state of being silent, peaceful, or untroubled
- on the quietwithout other people knowing; secretly
verb
- a less common word for quieten
Derived Forms
- 藞辩耻颈别迟苍别蝉蝉, noun
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 辩耻颈路别迟路别谤 noun
- 辩耻颈路别迟路濒测 adverb
- 辩耻颈路别迟路苍别蝉蝉 noun
- 耻苍路辩耻颈路别迟路别诲 adjective
- 耻苍路辩耻颈路别迟路颈苍驳 adjective
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of quiet1
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of quiet1
Idioms and Phrases
In addition to the idiom beginning with quiet , also see keep quiet ; peace and quiet .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Rarely has Crypto.com Arena been as quiet while a playoff game was being played as it was Wednesday in the final minute of a 103-96 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves.
After that surgery, during which a tumor was removed in its entirety from his brain, the 鈥淗ow Am I Supposed to Live Without You?鈥 singer stayed quiet about the details.
But the last couple weeks have been relatively quiet.
Rice moving back into a more advanced role may also help captain Martin Odegaard, who had a quiet match on Tuesday.
And while life soldiers on in the community, with people tending to gardens outside their still-standing homes while others filter through debris, it鈥檚 as if the entire community has gone into quiet mourning.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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