Entry Word: quiet

Function: adjective

Meaning: 1 free from disturbing noise or uproar <left the din of the rock concert and went to a quiet restaurant where we could hear one another talk>

Synonyms calm, hushed, peaceful, restful, serene, still, stilly, tranquil

Related Words noiseless, silent, soundless; speechless, wordless; dead, motionless, quiescent; muffled, muted, quieted

Near Antonyms crazy, tempestuous, wild

Antonyms boisterous, clamorous, clattery, deafening, loud, noisy, raucous, rip-roaring, roistering, romping, rowdy, tumultuous, uproarious, woolly (also wooly)

2 not excessively showy <she decided to wear a quiet business suit to the interview instead of her blue satin party dress>

Synonyms conservative, muted, restrained, subdued, toned-down, understated, unpretentious

Related Words appropriate, fit, fitting, proper, suitable; modest, plain, simple, unadorned; inconspicuous, unobtrusive; tasteful; drab, mousy (or mousey); practical, sensible

Near Antonyms meretricious; graceless, inelegant, tacky, tasteless, vulgar; baroque, fancy, frilly, gilded, ornate, rococo; overdecorated, overdone, overwrought

Antonyms flamboyant, flashy, garish, gaudy, glitzy, loud, ostentatious, splashy, swank (or swanky), tawdry

3 free from storms or physical disturbance <a quiet interlude as the eye of the storm passed over us> — see calm 1
4 hidden from view <a quiet little house set far back from the street> — see secluded
5 mostly or entirely without sound <a diver who loves to retreat to the quiet world beneath the surface of the sea> — see silent 3
6 not loud in pitch or volume <quiet music is generally more relaxing> — see soft 1