'Quiet' definitions:
Definition of 'quiet'
(from WordNet)
adverb
With little or no activity or no agitation (`quiet' is a nonstandard variant for `quietly'); "her hands rested quietly in her lap"; "the rock star was quietly led out the back door"; "sit here as quiet as you can" [syn: quietly, quiet] [ant: unquietly]
adjective
Characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity; "a quiet life"; "a quiet throng of onlookers"; "quiet peace-loving people"; "the factions remained quiet for almost 10 years" [ant: unquiet]
adjective
Free of noise or uproar; or making little if any sound; "a quiet audience at the concert"; "the room was dark and quiet" [ant: noisy]
adjective
Not showy or obtrusive; "clothes in quiet good taste" [syn: quiet, restrained]
adjective
In a softened tone; "hushed voices"; "muted trumpets"; "a subdued whisper"; "a quiet reprimand" [syn: hushed, muted, subdued, quiet]
adjective
(of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves; "a ribbon of sand between the angry sea and the placid bay"; "the quiet waters of a lagoon"; "a lake of tranquil blue water reflecting a tranquil blue sky"; "a smooth channel crossing"; "scarcely a ripple on the still water"; "unruffled water" [syn: placid, quiet, still, tranquil, smooth, unruffled]
adjective
Of the sun characterized by a low level of surface phenomena like sunspots e.g. [ant: active]
noun
A period of calm weather; "there was a lull in the storm" [syn: lull, quiet]
noun
An untroubled state; free from disturbances [syn: tranquillity, tranquility, quiet]
noun
The absence of sound; "he needed silence in order to sleep"; "the street was quiet" [syn: silence, quiet] [ant: sound]
noun
A disposition free from stress or emotion [syn: repose, quiet, placidity, serenity, tranquillity, tranquility]
verb
Become quiet or quieter; "The audience fell silent when the speaker entered" [syn: quieten, hush, quiet, quiesce, quiet down, pipe down] [ant: louden]
verb
Make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear" [syn: calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, still] [ant: agitate, charge, charge up, commove, excite, rouse, turn on]
Definition of 'Quiet'
From: GCIDE
- Quiet \Qui"et\, n. [L. quies, -etis. See Quiet, a.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. The quality or state of being quiet, or in repose; as an hour or a time of quiet. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Freedom from disturbance, noise, or alarm; stillness; tranquillity; peace; security. [1913 Webster]
- And join with thee, calm Peace and Quiet. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- At quiet, still; peaceful.
- In quiet, quietly. " I will depart in quiet." --Shak.
- Out of quiet, disturbed; restless. [Obs.] "She is much out of quiet." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Quiet'
From: GCIDE
- Quiet \Qui"et\, a. [Compar. Quieter; superl. Quietest.] [L. quietus, p. p. pf quiescere to rest, keep quiet; akin to quies rest, and prob. to E. while, n. See While, and cf. Coy, a., Quiesce, Quietus, Quit, a., Quite, Requiem.]
- 1. In a state of rest or calm; without stir, motion, or agitation; still; as, a quiet sea; quiet air. [1913 Webster]
- They . . . were quiet all the night, saying, In the morning, when it is day, we shall kill him. --Judg. xvi. 2. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Free from noise or disturbance; hushed; still. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Not excited or anxious; calm; peaceful; placid; settled; as, a quiet life; a quiet conscience. " So quiet and so sweet a style." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- That son, who on the quiet state of man Such trouble brought. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 4. Not giving offense; not exciting disorder or trouble; not turbulent; gentle; mild; meek; contented. [1913 Webster]
- The ornament of a meek and quiet spirit. --1 Pet. iii. 4. [1913 Webster]
- I will sit as quiet as a lamb. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 5. Not showy; not such as to attract attention; undemonstrative; as, a quiet dress; quiet colors; a quiet movement. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: Still; tranquil; calm; unruffled; smooth; unmolested; undisturbed; placid; peaceful; mild; peaceable; meek; contented. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Quiet'
From: GCIDE
- Quiet \Qui"et\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Quieted; p. pr. & vb. n. Quieting.]
- 1. To stop motion in; to still; to reduce to a state of rest, or of silence. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To calm; to appease; to pacify; to lull; to allay; to tranquillize; as, to quiet the passions; to quiet clamors or disorders; to quiet pain or grief. [1913 Webster]
- Quiet yourselves, I pray, and be at peace. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Quiet'
From: GCIDE
- Quiet \Qui"et\, v. i. To become still, silent, or calm; -- often with down; as, be soon quieted down. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'quiet'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abate,
- aesthetic,
- allay,
- appease,
- arrange,
- arrangement,
- array,
- artistic,
- asleep,
- at peace,
- at rest,
- ataraxia,
- ataraxy,
- Attic,
- awful silence,
- back-door,
- backstairs,
- backward,
- becalm,
- bloodless,
- brief,
- broken,
- brusque,
- Buddha-like composure,
- calm,
- calm disposition,
- calm down,
- calm of mind,
- calmness,
- cease,
- cessation,
- chaste,
- chastened,
- choice,
- choke,
- choke off,
- clandestine,
- classic,
- cloistered,
- close,
- close-tongued,
- closemouthed,
- comfort,
- comfortable,
- compose,
- composed,
- composure,
- concise,
- concord,
- concordant,
- constrained,
- contemplation,
- cool,
- cool off,
- coolheaded,
- coolheadedness,
- coolness,
- countenance,
- covert,
- cradle,
- creamy,
- curt,
- dead,
- dead of night,
- deathlike silence,
- decrease,
- delicate,
- deploy,
- deployment,
- die down,
- disposal,
- dispose,
- disposition,
- domesticated,
- dormant,
- dovelike,
- dulcify,
- dumb,
- dumbfound,
- dwindle,
- dwindling,
- ease,
- easy mind,
- ebb,
- ebbing,
- echoless,
- economical of words,
- eggshell,
- even out,
- even-tenored,
- excellent,
- fall silent,
- feline,
- festal,
- fixed,
- flat,
- form,
- formation,
- furtive,
- gag,
- gentle,
- gloss,
- golden silence,
- grade,
- halcyon,
- halt,
- harmonize,
- harmony,
- hidlings,
- hierarchize,
- hole-and-corner,
- holiday,
- homely,
- housebroken,
- hugger-mugger,
- humble,
- hush,
- hush as death,
- hush of night,
- hush-hush,
- hushed,
- icy calm,
- idle,
- idyllic,
- impassive,
- imperturbability,
- imperturbation,
- in good taste,
- inactive,
- inactivity,
- inaudibility,
- inaudible,
- indisposed to talk,
- indisturbance,
- inert,
- iridescent,
- isolated,
- laconic,
- lamblike,
- law and order,
- lay out,
- layout,
- lessen,
- light,
- line up,
- lineup,
- lucid stillness,
- lull,
- marmoreal repose,
- marshal,
- marshaling,
- meek,
- mellow,
- mental composure,
- methodize,
- mild,
- molder,
- moldering,
- mollify,
- mother-of-pearl,
- motionless,
- mousy,
- muffle,
- mum,
- mute,
- muzzle,
- nacreous,
- nirvana,
- noiseless,
- noiselessness,
- normalize,
- of choice,
- of quality,
- opalescent,
- order,
- orderliness,
- orderly,
- organization,
- organize,
- Oriental calm,
- pacific,
- pacify,
- pale,
- passive,
- pastel,
- pastoral,
- patinaed,
- peace,
- peace and quiet,
- peace of mind,
- peaceable,
- peaceful,
- peacefulness,
- peacetime,
- pearly,
- philosophic composure,
- philosophical,
- philosophicalness,
- philosophy,
- pipe down,
- piping,
- placid,
- placidity,
- placidness,
- plain,
- pleasing,
- pour balm into,
- privy,
- proportion,
- pure,
- put to silence,
- quell,
- quiesce,
- quiescence,
- quiescency,
- quiescent,
- quiet down,
- quiet life,
- quiet mind,
- quieten,
- quietism,
- quietness,
- quietude,
- rank,
- regularity,
- regularize,
- regulate,
- relaxation,
- repose,
- reposeful,
- reposing,
- reserved,
- rest,
- restful,
- restfulness,
- resting,
- restrained,
- retired,
- retiring,
- rock,
- rock to sleep,
- routine,
- routinize,
- sabbatical,
- sad,
- sangfroid,
- satori,
- secluded,
- semigloss,
- sequestered,
- sequestrated,
- serene,
- serenity,
- set up,
- settle,
- setup,
- sheltered,
- shifty,
- short,
- shrinking,
- shush,
- shut down on,
- shut up,
- silence,
- silent,
- silentness,
- silken repose,
- simple,
- skulking,
- sleep,
- sleepy,
- slinking,
- slinky,
- slumber,
- sly,
- smooth,
- smooth down,
- smooth over,
- smoothen,
- sneaking,
- sneaky,
- snug,
- sober,
- soft,
- soft-colored,
- soft-hued,
- soft-pedal,
- softened,
- solemn silence,
- somber,
- soothe,
- soothingness,
- soundless,
- soundlessness,
- sparing of words,
- speechless,
- squash,
- squelch,
- stabilize,
- standardize,
- stationary,
- steady,
- stealthy,
- stifle,
- still,
- still as death,
- stillish,
- stillness,
- stilly,
- stoic,
- stolid,
- stop,
- strike dumb,
- structure,
- subaudible,
- subdue,
- subdued,
- subside,
- subsiding,
- subtle,
- surreptitious,
- sweet,
- symmetry,
- system,
- systematize,
- tacitness,
- taciturn,
- taciturnity,
- tame,
- tamed,
- tasteful,
- tasty,
- temperate,
- termination,
- terse,
- throttle,
- tight-lipped,
- tomblike silence,
- tongue-tied,
- tranquil,
- tranquilize,
- tranquillity,
- unaffected,
- unagitated,
- unarticulated,
- unbuttoned ease,
- under-the-counter,
- under-the-table,
- undercover,
- underground,
- underhand,
- underhanded,
- understated,
- undisturbed,
- unexcited,
- unhearable,
- uniformity,
- unloquacious,
- unmoved,
- unmoving,
- unobtrusive,
- unperturbed,
- unpretentious,
- unpronounced,
- unruffled,
- unruffledness,
- unsounded,
- unstirring,
- untalkative,
- untroubled,
- unuttered,
- unvocalized,
- unvoiced,
- vacational,
- wane,
- waning,
- well-chosen,
- whisht,
- whist,
- wise passiveness,
- withdrawn,
- word-bound,
- wordless