quiet
2qui·et
adj \ˈkwī-ət\Definition of QUIET
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a : free from noise or uproar : still b : unobtrusive, conservative <quiet clothes>
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: secluded <a quiet nook>
— qui·et·ly adverb
— qui·et·ness noun
See Examples of QUIET
- the quiet hum of the refrigerator
- He spoke in a very quiet voice.
- Surprisingly, the class was quiet.
- He's a very quiet person.
- She has a quiet disposition.
- During the morning, business was quiet.
- Some days at the store are quieter than others.
- a quiet stretch of road
- He led a quiet life.
- My hostess told me she had some records I might like to hear and she called for quiet in the room. People sat down on the floor in groups, sharing bottles of wine and slivovitz. The host put the record on a windup record player and Lester Young's saxophone yowled out of the silence. —Maya Angelou, Gourmet, November 2002
- When my parents needed peace and quiet, they didn't put me in front of the television to watch a “Baby Einstein” video; they plopped me in a chair to watch my mom do housework or cook. —Robb Moretti, Newsweek, 5 Aug. 2002
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Origin of QUIET
Middle English, from Middle French quiete, from Latin quietus, from past participle of quiescere
First Known Use: 14th century
Related to QUIET
Antonyms: boisterous, clamorous, clattery, deafening, loud, noisy, raucous, rip-roaring, roistering, romping, rowdy, tumultuous, unquiet, uproarious, woolly (also wooly)
Related Words: noiseless, silent, soundless; mute, speechless, wordless; dead, motionless, quiescent; muffled, muted, quieted; dull, gentle, low, soft; ultraquiet
Near Antonyms: crazy, tempestuous, wild; blaring, blasting, booming, earsplitting, piercing, roaring, thundering, thunderous
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