qui·et (kw   t)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 qui  tus, past participle of quiscere, to rest; see kwei - in Indo-European roots.]qui et·ly adv.qui et·ness n. |
quiet
Adjective
1. characterized by an absence of noise
2. calm or tranquil: the sea is quiet today
3. untroubled: a quiet life
4. not busy: business is quiet this morning
5. private or secret: I had a quiet word with her
6. free from anger, impatience, or other extreme emotion
7. not showy: quiet colours, a quiet wedding
8. modest or reserved: quiet humour
Noun
1. the state of being silent, peaceful, or untroubled
2. on the quiet without other people knowing
Verb
to make or become calm or silent [Latin quies repose]
quietly adv
quietness n
quietness n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | quiet - a period of calm weather; "there was a lull in the storm" calmness - an absence of strong winds or rain |
| 2. |  quiet - an untroubled state; free from disturbancesorder - established customary state (especially of society); "order ruled in the streets"; "law and order" | |
| 3. | quiet - the absence of sound; "he needed silence in order to sleep"; "the street was quiet" speechlessness - the property of being speechless quietness, soundlessness - the property of making no sound sound property - an attribute of sound | |
| 4. |  quiet - a disposition free from stress or emotioncalm, calmness, composure, equanimity - steadiness of mind under stress; "he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity" ataraxia - peace of mind | |
| Verb | 1. | quiet - become quiet or quieter; "The audience fell silent when the speaker entered" silence, still, hush, hush up, quieten, shut up - cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence the children in the church!" change intensity - increase or decrease in intensity |
| 2. |  quiet - make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"lull - calm by deception; "Don't let yourself be lulled into a false state of security" compose - calm (someone, especially oneself); make quiet; "She had to compose herself before she could reply to this terrible insult" appease, assuage, conciliate, gentle, gruntle, lenify, mollify, pacify, placate - cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify the angry customer" | |
| Adj. | 1. | quiet - 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" unagitated - not agitated or disturbed emotionally peaceful, peaceable - not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war; "a peaceful nation"; "peaceful times"; "a far from peaceful Christmas"; "peaceful sleep" tame - very restrained or quiet; "a tame Christmas party"; "she was one of the tamest and most abject creatures imaginable with no will or power to act but as directed" unquiet - characterized by unrest or disorder; "unquiet days of riots"; "following the assassination of Martin Luter King ours was an unquiet nation"; "spent an unquiet night tossing and turning" |
| 2. | quiet - free of noise or uproar; or making little if any sound; "a quiet audience at the concert"; "the room was dark and quiet" inaudible, unhearable - impossible to hear; imperceptible by the ear; "an inaudible conversation" soft - (of sound) relatively low in volume; "soft voices"; "soft music" noisy - full of or characterized by loud and nonmusical sounds; "a noisy cafeteria"; "a small noisy dog" | |
| 3. | quiet - not showy or obtrusive; "clothes in quiet good taste" unostentatious, unpretending, unpretentious - not ostentatious; "his unostentatious office"; "unostentatious elegance" | |
| 4. | quiet - in a softened tone; "hushed voices"; "muted trumpets"; "a subdued whisper"; "a quiet reprimand" soft - (of sound) relatively low in volume; "soft voices"; "soft music" | |
| 5. | quiet - (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" calm - (of weather) free from storm or wind; "calm seas" | |
| 6. | quiet - of the sun characterized by a low level of surface phenomena like sunspots e.g. astronomy, uranology - the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole active - (of the sun) characterized by an increased occurrence of sunspots and flares and radio emissions | |
| Adv. | 1. | quiet - 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" |
quiet
adjective 1. soft, low, muted, lowered, whispered, faint, suppressed, stifled, hushed, muffled, inaudible, indistinct, low-pitched << OPPOSITE loud
adjective 3. calm, peaceful, tranquil, contented, gentle, mild, serene, pacific, placid, restful, untroubled << OPPOSITE exciting
adjective 5. undisturbed, isolated, secluded, private, secret, retired, sequestered, unfrequented << OPPOSITE crowded
adjective 7. reserved, retiring, shy, collected, gentle, mild, composed, serene, sedate, meek, placid, docile, unflappable (informal) phlegmatic, peaceable, imperturbable, equable, even-tempered, unexcitable << OPPOSITE excitable
adjective 8. subdued, conservative, plain, sober, simple, modest, restrained, unassuming, unpretentious, unobtrusive << OPPOSITE bright
noun 9. peace, rest, tranquillity, ease, silence, solitude, serenity, stillness, repose, calmness, quietness, peacefulness, restfulness << OPPOSITE noise
Translations
quiet [ˈkwaɪət] adj (= not busy) [day] → tranquilo (= silent); callado (= reserved); reservado (= discreet); discreto (= not noisy) [engine] → silencioso
n → tranquilidad f
vt, vi (US) = quieten;
keep quiet! → ¡cállate!, ¡silencio!;
business is quiet at this time of year → hay poco movimiento en esta época
quiet [ˈkwaɪət] adj → tranquille, calme (= not noisy) [engine] → silencieux/euse (= reserved); réservé(e); [voice] → bas(se) (= not busy) [day, business] → calme; [ceremony, colour] → discret/ète
vt, vi (US) = quieten;
keep quiet! → tais-toi!;
on the quiet → en secret, discrètement;
I'll have a quiet word with him → je lui en parlerai discrètement
quiet [ˈkwaɪət] adj → leise;
(silent, reserved) → still;
(business, day) → ruhig;
(silence) → Ruhe f
vt, vi (US) = quieten;
keep or be quiet! → sei still!;
on the quiet (in secret) → heimlich
quiet [ˈkwaɪət] adj → tranquillo/a, quieto/a (= reserved); quieto/a, taciturno/a; [ceremony] → semplice (= not noisy) [engine] → silenzioso/a (= not busy) [day] → calmo/a, tranquillo/a; [colour] → discreto/a
n → tranquillità, calma
vt, vi (US) = quieten;
on the quiet → di nascosto;
adj quiet [ˈkwaiət]
1 not making very much, or any, noise; without very much, or any, noise Tell the children to be quiet; It's very quiet out in the country; a quiet person. stil هادئ спокоен tichý, klidný stille ruhig ήσυχος tranquilo; silencioso; callado vaikne ساکت hiljainen tranquille שָׁקֵט शांत tih csendes diam hljóður, hljóðlátur calmo, tranquillo 静かな 조용한 ramus, tylus kluss; mierīgs; rāms diam rustig stille, lydløs, rolig spokojny calado liniştit тихий tichý, vyrovnaný tih tih tyst, stillsam สงบเสงี่ยม sessiz 寂靜的 безшумний; спокійний شور و غل یا ہنگاموں سے پاک yên lặng 寂静的
2 free from worry, excitement etc I live a very quiet life. vreedsaam هادئ البال، خالي البال мирен klidný stille ruhig ήρεμος, χωρίς ανησυχία tranquilo, relajado, calmado rahulik آرام seesteinen tranquille שָׁקֵט शान्त tih, povučen nyugodt tenteram rólegur tranquillo 穏やかな 평온한, 한가로운 ramus mierīgs; vienkāršs damai rustig stille, rolig, sorgløs spokojny calmo liniştit спокойный pokojný, nerušený miren miran stilla สงบ sakin 平靜的，寧靜的 спокійний; тихий با اطمینان thanh thản 平静的，宁静的
3 without much movement or activity; not busy We'll have a quiet afternoon watching television. rustig هادِئ، ساكِن، غَيْر مَشْغول тих klidný stille ruhig ήσυχος, χωρίς δραστηριότητα tranquilo rahulik کم فعالیت rauhallinen tranquille שָׁקֵט शान्त miran, tih békés tenang rólegur, friðsæll tranquillo ひまな 느긋한 ramus mierīgs; kluss tenteram rustig rolig, avslappet cichy calmo liniştit спокойный pokojný; nerušený miren miran lugn เงียบ sakin, hareketsiz 閑適的 спокійний, нічим не порушуваний پر سکون ، بے خلل yên ả 闲适的
4 (of colours) not bright. dof غَيْر صارِخ блед tlumený dæmpet unauffällig διακριτικός (για χρώματα) discreto tuhm تیره hillitty discret שָׁקֵט zagasit nem feltűnő kalem mildur tenue, sobrio 地味な 은은한, 점잖은 ramus mierīgs; neuzkrītošs lembut stemmig dus, rolig spokojny suave discret неяркий, приглушённый tlmený, nenápadný nevpadljiv zagasit diskret, dämpad ไม่สดใส donuk 素淨的,(指顏色)樸素的 неяскравий, спокійний سادہ نہ کہ بھڑکیلا trang nhã 素净的,（指颜色）朴素的
n
a state, atmosphere, period of time etc which is quiet In the quiet of the night; All I want is peace and quiet. stilte سُكون، هُدوء тишина ticho, klid stilhed; ro die Ruhe ηρεμία, γαλήνη tranquilidad, calma vaikus آرامش hiljaisuus, rauha silence, calme שֶׁקֶט शांति tišina, mir nyugalom ketenangan friður, næði calma, quiete 平穏 조용함, 평온, 안식 ramybė klusums; miers tenang rust ro, fred, stillhet cisza calma linişte, calm тишина, покой ticho, pokoj mir tišina lugn, stillhet, tystnad ความเงียบ sessizlik 安靜 тиша, спокій خاموشی کی حالت میں sự tĩnh lặng 安静
v
(especially American often with down ) to quieten. kalmeer يُهَدِّئ затихвам utišit (se) berolige; falde til ro beruhigen καθησυχάζω calmar(se) rahustama, rahunema آرام کردن؛ تسکین دادن rauhoittaa, rauhoittua (se) calmer לִשׁתוֹק शांत करना utišati, stišati megnyugtat menenangkan róa; stillast calmare, calmarsi 静かにする 조용해지다; 조용하게 하다 nuraminti, nurimti nomierināt; apklusināt menyenyapkan kalmeren dempe, berolige uspokoić (się) acalmar-se a (se) linişti успокаивать upokojiť (sa) pomiriti (se) utišati få tyst på, tystna ทำให้เงียบ sus(tur)mak 使或變為平靜 заспокоювати خاموش ہونا làm yên tĩnh 使或变为平静
v quieten
1 (often withdown) to make or become quiet I expect you to quieten down when I come into the classroom. kalmeer يَهْدأ замлъквам ztišit (se) være stille ruhig werden ησυχάζω, κάνω κπ. να ησυχάσει calmar(se) rahustama, rahunema ساکت کردن rauhoittaa, rauhoittua (se) calmer לְהַשקִיט शान्त करना utišati se megnyugtat; megnyugszik menjadi tenang róast, stillast calmare, calmarsi 静かにする 조용해지다; 조용하게 하다 nuraminti, nurimti nomierināt; apklusināt; nomierināties; apklust menyenyapkan kalmeren dempe, falle til ro uspokoić (się) calar-se a (se) linişti успокаиваться utíšiť (sa) umiriti (se) utišati se få tyst på, tystna ทำให้เงียบ susturmak 使平靜，安靜 затихати خاموش ہونا یا کرنا trở lại yên tĩnh 使平静，安静
2 to remove or lessen (a person's fears, doubts etc). kalmeer, gerusstel يُزيل المَخاوِف أو الشُّكوك، يُهَدِّئ успокоявам uklidnit dæmpe beruhigen μετριάζω, απαλείφω (π.χ. τους φόβους ή τις αμφιβολίες κπ.) calmar, apaciguar leevendama تسکین دادن lievittää apaiser לְהַשקִיט डर इत्यादि खत्म करना utišati, smanjiti megnyugtat meredakan sefa, draga úr placare 静める 가라앉히다 sumažinti, pašalinti nomierināt menenangkan tot rust brengen berolige uciszyć acalmar a domoli успокаивать upokojiť pomiriti umiriti lugna ทำให้เงียบ sakinleştirmek, yatıştırmak 平息 заспокоювати(ся) کسی شخص کے خوف یا شبہ کو ختم کرنا làm dịu 平息
adv quietly
stilweg بِهُدوء тихо tiše stille; dæmpet ruhig ήσυχα tranquilamente; silenciosamente tasa به آرامی hiljaa silencieusement בְּשֶׁקֶט शांति से tiho csendesen, nyugodtan dengan tenang rólega; hávaðalaust tranquillamente 静かに 조용히 ramiai, tyliai klusi; mierīgi dengan senyap rustig stille, fredelig, i all stillhet spokojnie calmamente în tăcere тихо ticho mirno tiho tyst, lugnt อย่างเงียบ sessizce 平靜地 тихо خاموشی سے trầm lặng; yên tĩnh 平静地
n quietness
stilte هُدوء тишина ticho, klid stilhed; ro die Stille ησυχία tranquilidad, quietud, calma vaikus آرامش؛ سکوت hiljaisuus silence, calme שֶׁקֶט शान्ति tišina csendesség, nyugalom ketenangan ró, friðsæld calma, tranquillità 静けさ 조용함 ramuma(s), tyluma(s) klusums; mierīgums kesenyapan rust stillhet, ro, fred spokój calma linişte тишина ticho, pokoj mir tišina hålla tyst om ความเงียบ sessizlik 平靜 тиша خاموشی sự yên tĩnh; trầm lặng 平静
keep quiet about
to say nothing about; to keep secret I'd like you to keep quiet about the child's father being in prison. verswyg يُحافِظ على السِّر، يَسْكُت عن الحَقيقَه не казвам нищо nemluvit o, pomlčet tie stille med den Mund halten κρατώ μυστικό guardar para sí, guardar un secreto, en secreto mantener, no decir nada sobre maha vaikima حرف نزدن vaieta garder pour soi לִשמוֹר בְּסוֹד चुप रहना držati u tajnosti egy szót sem szól vmiről merahasiakan segja ekkert um tacere su 秘密にする 조용히 있다, 비밀을 지키다 nepasakyti apie, laikyti paslaptyje paturēt noslēpumā tidak berkata apa-apa geheim houden holde hemmelig/tett trzymać w tajemnicy guardar segredo a ţine secret умалчивать о чём-л. nehovoriť o, pomlčať molčati (o čem) tajiti nešto hålla tyst om ความเงียบ gizli tutmak, gizlemek 保持沉默；保守秘密 замовчувати خاموش رہنا giữ kín 保持沉默；保守秘密
on the quiet
secretly; without letting anyone find out He went out of the office to enjoy a cigarette on the quiet. in die geheim سِرّا، دون أن يَراهُ أحَد тайно tajně, vskrytu i smug klammheimlich στα κρυφά en secreto, a la chita callando salaja محرمانه؛ مخفیانه vaivihkaa en cachette בַּחֲשַׁאי गुप्त रूप से u tišini (a legnagyobb) titokban diam-diam í laumi in segreto こっそりと 비밀리에, 은밀히 slapta, tylomis slepenībā; []slepus secara rahsia stiekem hemmelig, i smug po cichu, bez niczyjej wiedzy em segredo pe furiş втихомолку;тайком tajne na skrivaj tajno i smyg, i tysthet เงียบ gizlice, el altından 秘密地 таємно, нишком رازدارانہ طریقے سے bí mật 秘密地
quiet is an adjective: She has a quiet voice ;
Keep quiet .
quite is an adverb: This book is quite good .
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