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qui⋅et

1  [kwahy-it] adjective, -er, -est, verb
Use quiet in a Sentence
–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 quiētus, ptp. of quiēscere (see quiescent ); (v.) ME quieten, partly deriv. of the adj., partly < LL quiētāre, deriv. of quiētus. Cf. coy

Related forms:
qui⋅et⋅er, noun
qui⋅et⋅ly, adverb
qui⋅et⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
2. See still 1 . 5. calm, serene. 9. unmoving. 14. still, hush, silence. 15, 17. lull, soothe.

Antonyms:
2. noisy. 5. perturbed. 9. active.

qui⋅et

2  [kwahy-it]
–noun
1. freedom from noise, unwanted sound, etc.: At least there's quiet here.
2. freedom from disturbance or tumult; tranquillity; rest; repose: to live in quiet.
3. peace; peaceful condition of affairs.
Origin:
1300–50; ME quiet(e) (< MF quiete) < L quiēt- (s. of quiēs) rest, peace; akin to quiēscere (see quiescent )

Synonyms:
1. silence. 2. calm, stillness.

Antonyms:
1. noise. 2. disturbance.
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qui·et   (kwī'ĭt)   
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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

quiet  (n.)
c.1300, from O.Fr. quiete, from L. quies (gen. quietis) "rest, quiet," from PIE base *qwi- "rest" (cf. Goth. hveila, O.E. hwil "space of time;" see while). The adj. is attested from 1382; the verb is first attested 1440. Quietism is attested from 1687, on model of mysticism, originally in ref. to the mysticism of Molinas (1640-97), Sp. priest in Rome, whose "Guida spirituale" was published 1675 and condemned by the Inquisition in 1685. Quietude is from 1597.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: qui·et
Function: adjective
: free from disturbance, interference, or dispute (as from an adverse claim) <quiet enjoyment of property>

Main Entry: quiet
Function: transitive verb
: to establish or make (title) secure by means of an action that produces a final determination of the respective rights of parties who are in dispute over property —compare CLOUD ON TITLE
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Idioms & Phrases

quiet

In addition to the idiom beginning with quiet, also see keep quiet; peace and quiet.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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