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Quieter

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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.


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When he had become a little quieter, he explained to Rostov that he was living with his mother, who, if she saw him dying, would not survive it.
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