Noun | 1. | quiet - a period of calm weather; "there was a lull in the storm" Synonyms: lull |
2. | quiet - an untroubled state; free from disturbances Synonyms: tranquillity | |
3. | quiet - the absence of sound; "he needed silence in order to sleep"; "the street was quiet" Synonyms: silence | |
4. | quiet - a disposition free from stress or emotion | |
Verb | 1. | quiet - become quiet or quieter; "The audience fell silent when the speaker entered" |
2. | quiet - make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear" | |
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" Antonyms: 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" Antonyms: 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" Synonyms: restrained | |
4. | quiet - in a softened tone; "hushed voices"; "muted trumpets"; "a subdued whisper"; "a quiet reprimand" | |
5. | quiet - without untoward incident or disruption; "a placid existence"; "quiet times" Synonyms: placid | |
6. | quiet - 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" | |
7. | quiet - of the sun; characterized by a low level of surface phenomena like sun spots e.g. Antonyms: active - of the sun; characterized by a high level activity in 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" Synonyms: quietly |