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qui·et1       [kwahy-it] Pronunciation Key adjective, -er, -est, verb
–adjective
1.making no noise or sound, esp. no disturbing sound: quiet neighbors.
2.free, or comparatively free, from noise: a quiet street.
3.silent: Be quiet!
4.restrained in speech, manner, etc.; saying little: a quiet person.
5.free from disturbance or tumult; tranquil; peaceful: a quiet life.
6.being at rest.
7.refraining or free from activity, esp. busy or vigorous activity: a quiet Sunday afternoon.
8.making no disturbance or trouble; not turbulent; peaceable: The factions remained quiet for twenty years.
9.motionless or moving very gently: quiet waters.
10.free from disturbing thoughts, emotions, etc.; mentally peaceful: a quiet conscience.
11.said, expressed, done, etc., in a restrained or unobtrusive way: a quiet reproach; a quiet admonition.
12.not showy or obtrusive; subdued: quiet colors.
13.not busy or active: The stock market was quiet last week.
–verb (used with object)
14.to make quiet.
15.to make tranquil or peaceful; pacify: to quiet a crying baby.
16.to calm mentally, as a person.
17.to allay (tumult, doubt, fear, etc.).
18.to silence.
–verb (used without object)
19.to become quiet (often fol. by down).
[Origin: 1350–1400; (adj.) ME (< MF) < L quiétus, ptp. of quiéscere (see quiescent); (v.) ME quieten, partly deriv. of the adj., partly < LL quiétāre, deriv. of quiétus. Cf. coy]

—Related forms
qui·et·er, noun
qui·et·ly, adverb
qui·et·ness, noun

—Synonyms 2. See still1. 5. calm, serene. 9. unmoving. 14. still, hush, silence. 15, 17. lull, soothe.
—Antonyms 2. noisy. 5. perturbed. 9. active.
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qui·et       (kwī'ĭt)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.   qui·et·er, qui·et·est
  1. Making little or no noise: quiet neighbors; a quiet engine.
  2. Free of loud noise; hushed: a quiet street.
  3. Calm and unmoving; still: a quiet lake.
  4. Free of turmoil and agitation; untroubled. See Synonyms at still1.
  5. Restful; soothing: a quiet afternoon nap; a quiet tune on the flute.
  6. Tranquil; serene: a quiet place in the country.
  7. Not showy or garish; subdued: a room decorated in quiet colors.
  8. Restrained in style; understated: a quiet strength; a quiet life.

n.   The quality or condition of being quiet: "A menacing quiet fills the empty streets" (Time).

v.   qui·et·ed, qui·et·ing, qui·ets

v.   tr.
  1. To cause to become quiet.
  2. Law To make (a title) secure by freeing from all questions or challenges.

v.   intr.
To become quiet: The child wouldn't quiet down for me.


[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin quiētus, past participle of quiēscere, to rest; see kweiə- in Indo-European roots.]

qui'et·ly adv., qui'et·ness n.
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Quieter

Qui"et*er\, n. One who, or that which, quiets.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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