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qui⋅et
1 [kwahy-it]
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 quiētus, ptp. of quiēscere (see quiescent ); (v.) ME quieten, partly deriv. of the adj., partly < LL quiētāre, deriv. of quiētus. Cf. coy
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.
2. See still 1 . 5. calm, serene. 9. unmoving. 14. still, hush, silence. 15, 17. lull, soothe.
Antonyms:
2. noisy. 5. perturbed. 9. active.
2. noisy. 5. perturbed. 9. active.
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qui·et (kwī'ĭt) adj. qui·et·er, qui·et·est
v. qui·et·ed, qui·et·ing, qui·ets v. tr.
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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Quietly
Qui"et*ly\, adv. 1. In a quiet state or manner; without motion; in a state of rest; as, to lie or sit quietly. 2. Without tumult, alarm, dispute, or disturbance; peaceably; as, to live quietly; to sleep quietly. 3. Calmly, without agitation or violent emotion; patiently; as, to submit quietly to unavoidable evils. 4. Noiselessly; silently; without remark or violent movement; in a manner to attract little or no observation; as, he quietly left the room.
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