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ALL meanings of quiet

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  • adjective quiet making no noise or sound, especially no disturbing sound: quiet neighbors. 1
  • adjective quiet free, or comparatively free, from noise: a quiet street. 1
  • adjective quiet silent: Be quiet! 1
  • adjective quiet restrained in speech, manner, etc.; saying little: a quiet person. 1
  • adjective quiet free from disturbance or tumult; tranquil; peaceful: a quiet life. 1
  • adjective quiet being at rest. 1
  • adjective quiet refraining or free from activity, especially busy or vigorous activity: a quiet Sunday afternoon. 1
  • adjective quiet making no disturbance or trouble; not turbulent; peaceable: The factions remained quiet for twenty years. 1
  • adjective quiet motionless or moving very gently: quiet waters. 1
  • adjective quiet free from disturbing thoughts, emotions, etc.; mentally peaceful: a quiet conscience. 1
  • adjective quiet said, expressed, done, etc., in a restrained or unobtrusive way: a quiet reproach; a quiet admonition. 1
  • adjective quiet not showy or obtrusive; subdued: quiet colors. 1
  • adjective quiet not busy or active: The stock market was quiet last week. 1
  • verb with object quiet to make quiet. 1
  • verb with object quiet to make tranquil or peaceful; pacify: to quiet a crying baby. 1
  • verb with object quiet to calm mentally, as a person. 1
  • verb with object quiet to allay (tumult, doubt, fear, etc.). 1
  • verb with object quiet to silence. 1
  • verb without object quiet to become quiet (often followed by down). 1
  • noun quiet freedom from noise, unwanted sound, etc.: At least there's quiet here. 1
  • noun quiet freedom from disturbance or tumult; tranquillity; rest; repose: to live in quiet. 1
  • noun quiet peace; peaceful condition of affairs. 1
  • adjective quiet not noisy 1
  • adjective quiet calm, peaceful 1
  • adjective quiet person: gentle, reserved 1
  • intransitive verb quiet be quiet 1
  • adjective quiet lacking customers 1
  • adjective quiet not eye-catching 1
  • adjective quiet hidden 1
  • adjective quiet enjoyed in peace 1
  • noun quiet lack of noise 1
  • noun quiet calm, tranquillity 1
  • noun quiet lack of disturbances 1
  • intransitive verb quiet become quiet 1
  • transitive verb quiet make quiet 1
  • noun quiet Making little or no noise. 1
  • adjective quiet Someone or something that is quiet makes only a small amount of noise. 0
  • adjective quiet If a place is quiet, there is very little noise there. 0
  • adjective quiet If a place, situation, or time is quiet, there is no excitement, activity, or trouble. 0
  • uncountable noun quiet Quiet is silence. 0
  • adjective quiet If you are quiet, you are not saying anything. 0
  • adjective quiet If you refer, for example, to someone's quiet confidence or quiet despair, you mean that they do not say much about the way they are feeling. 0
  • adjective quiet You describe activities as quiet when they happen in secret or in such a way that people do not notice them. 0
  • adjective quiet A quiet person behaves in a calm way and is not easily made angry or upset. 0
  • graded adjective quiet You describe colours or clothes as quiet when they are not bright or not very noticeable. 0
  • verb quiet If someone or something quiets or if you quiet them, they become less noisy, less active, or silent. 0
  • verb quiet To quiet fears or complaints means to persuade people that there is no good reason for them. 0
  • adjective quiet characterized by an absence or near absence of noise 0
  • adjective quiet characterized by an absence of turbulent motion or disturbance; peaceful, calm, or tranquil 0
  • adjective quiet free from activities, distractions, worries, etc; untroubled 0
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