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qui·et  (kwt)
adj. qui·et·er, qui·et·est
1. Making little or no noise: quiet neighbors; a quiet engine.
2. Free of loud noise; hushed: a quiet street.
3. Calm and unmoving; still: a quiet lake.
4. Free of turmoil and agitation; untroubled. See Synonyms at still1.
5. Restful; soothing: a quiet afternoon nap; a quiet tune on the flute.
6. Tranquil; serene: a quiet place in the country.
7. Not showy or garish; subdued: a room decorated in quiet colors.
8. Restrained in style; understated: a quiet strength; a quiet life.
n.
The quality or condition of being quiet: "A menacing quiet fills the empty streets" (Time).
v. qui·et·ed, qui·et·ing, qui·ets
v.tr.
1. To cause to become quiet.
2. Law To make (a title) secure by freeing from all questions or challenges.
v.intr.
To become quiet: The child wouldn't quiet down for me.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin quitus, past participle of quiscere, to rest; see kwei- in Indo-European roots.]

quiet·ly adv.
quiet·ness n.

quiet [ˈkwaɪət]
adj
1. characterized by an absence or near absence of noise a quiet street
2. characterized by an absence of turbulent motion or disturbance; peaceful, calm, or tranquil a quiet glade the sea is quiet tonight
3. free from activities, distractions, worries, etc.; untroubled a quiet life a quiet day at work
4. marked by an absence of work, orders, etc.; not busy the factory is very quiet at the moment
5. private; not public; secret a quiet word with someone
6. free from anger, impatience, or other extreme emotion a quiet disposition
7. free from pretentiousness or vain display; modest or reserved quiet humour
8. (Astronomy) Astronomy (of the sun) exhibiting a very low number of sunspots, solar flares, and other surface phenomena; inactive Compare active [8]
n
1. the state of being silent, peaceful, or untroubled
on the quiet without other people knowing; secretly
vb
a less common word for quieten
[from Latin quiētus, past participle of quiēscere to rest, from quiēs repose, rest]
quietness  n

quiet


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Pete, in a white jacket, was behind the bar bending expectantly toward a quiet stranger.
Oh, you bewitching little scamp, CAN'T you be quiet just a minute or two, and let your poor old uncle attend to a part of his duties?
Our quiet life here maddens me; I can bear it no longer; I must go.
 
 
 
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