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QUIET





Definition:

  1. [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"
    Synonyms: ly

  2. [noun] a period of calm weather; "there was a lull in the storm"
    Synonyms: lull

  3. [noun] an untroubled state; free from disturbances
    Synonyms: tranquillity

  4. [noun] the absence of sound; "he needed silence in order to sleep"; "the street was quiet"
    Synonyms: silence

  5. [noun] a disposition free from stress or emotion
    Synonyms: repose, placidity, serenity, tranquillity, tranquility

  6. [verb] become quiet or quieter; "The audience fell silent when the speaker entered"
    Synonyms: en, hush, quiesce, down, pipe down

  7. [verb] make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"
    Synonyms: calm, calm down, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, en, lull, still

  8. [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"

  9. [adjective] free of noise or uproar; or making little if any sound; "a quiet audience at the concert"; "the room was dark and quiet"

  10. [adjective] not showy or obtrusive; "clothes in quiet good taste"
    Synonyms: restrained

  11. [adjective] in a softened tone; "hushed voices"; "muted trumpets"; "a subdued whisper"; "a quiet reprimand"
    Synonyms: hushed, muted, subdued

  12. [adjective] without untoward incident or disruption; "a placid existence"; "quiet times"
    Synonyms: placid

  13. [adjective] free from disturbance; "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"
    Synonyms: placid, still, tranquil, unruffled

  14. [adjective] of the sun; characterized by a low level of surface phenomena like sun spots e.g.

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