quiet en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /ˈkwaɪ̯.ət/
- [ˈkʰw̥aɪ̯.ət]
Etymology
From Middle English quiete, from Old French quiet (adjective) and quiete (noun), from Latin quiētus, past participle of quiēscere (“to keep quiet, rest”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷyeh₁- (“rest”). Doublet of coy, quit, quite, and quietus. Largely displaced native English still in the sense of "with little or no sound".
Meanings
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With little or no sound; free of disturbing noise.
Before long, the unsuspecting salesman was earnestly pitching him "the quietest noisemaker on the market."
1999 May 4, William Safire, “Essay; The Quiet Noisemaker”, in The New York Times:On the light streets, better streetcleaners, more trees, more police, and quieter buses were the most popular improvements, followed by cutting down the number of cars and improving children's play space.
1982, Donald Appleyard, Livable Streets, page 98:I can't hear the music; it is too quiet.
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Having little motion or activity; calm.
the sea was quiet
a quiet night at home
all quiet on the Western front
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Not busy, of low quantity.
Business was quiet for the season.
The traffic was quiet for a Monday morning.
It was a casual sneer, obviously one of a long line. There was hatred behind it, but of a quiet, chronic type, nothing new or unduly virulent, and he was taken aback by the flicker of amazed incredulity that passed over the younger man's ravaged face.
1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 8, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC:
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Not talking much or not talking loudly; reserved.
He's a very quiet man usually, but is very chatty after a few beers.
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Not showy; undemonstrative.
a quiet movement
a quiet dress
For women, it requires "quiet"-colored clothes, with fully covered collarbones, ankles, and knees.
2019, Abby Chava Stein, Becoming Eve, Seal Press, page 52:quiet colours
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Requiring little or no interaction.
a quiet install
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| quietest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| quieter | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| more quiet | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most quiet | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
long-winded · rowdy · talksome · raucous · wordy · logorrheic · nattersome · noisy · obstreperous · clamorous · yappy · roisterous · loquacious · effusive · noisy · gabby · resounding · chatty · blasting · prolix · uproarious · booming · loud · nattery · tumultuous · piercing · silent · cacophonous · verbose · earsplitting · chattery · clangorous · blaring · deafening · loud · vociferous · rackety · thundering · yakky · garrulous · talky · clattering · talkative · garrulous · strepitous · outspoken · dinsome · motormouth · prolix · gobby · voluble · strident · chattering
Deriveds
quietway · Quaalude · quietful · anything for a quiet life · say the quiet part out loud · quiet carriage · quiet hands · quietish · quiet coyote gesture · quiet luxury · quiet room · quiet fox gesture · quiet cracking · quiet as a grave · bequiet · quiet zone · radioquiet · nonquiet · be quiet · quiet horror · quiet hiring · quiet as the grave · quiet move · quiet party · so quiet one could hear a pin drop · quietlike · say the quiet part loud · quiet storm · quietness · quiet promotion · quiet as a snowflake · quiet revolution · quiet quitting · quiet fox · quietsome · quiet firing · quietless · quiet as a church mouse · so quiet you can hear a pin drop · quieten · superquiet · quiet coyote · quiet quit · quietly · all quiet on the Western Front · quietistic · overquiet · dead quiet
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
whispered · mousy · husky · hoarse · inaudible
Relateds
gentle · susurrous · susurrant
Synonyms
cool · ungarnished · hard-to-get · level-headed · steady · chaste · fallow · pacate · untumultuous · unbending · standoffish · silentious · bare · inornate · even-keeled · unadorned · dull · pacific · taciturn · suspended · slow · serene · quiet as a church mouse · plain · unembellished · unflustered · modest · imperturbable · equanimitable · thin · silent · phlegmatic · offish · still · nonactive · reticent · sedentary · stifled · reserved · austere · uninvolved · even-minded · quiet · unextravagant · quiet as a mouse · reticent · calm · strange · latent · cool-headed · languid · inert · modest · unvarnished · sedate · still · thorny · unruffable · silent · untalkative · unexcited · unloquacious · distant · muffled · at rest · spartan · hushed · unperturbable · standing by · remote · even-tempered · hibernating · roolie · placid · composed · idle · equanimous · tranquil · touch-me-not-ish · unapproachable · quiet · relaxed · equable · unflappable · unbusy · silent · muffled · unimpressionable · frosty · unbusy · hushed · laid-back · unemployed · collected · unruffled · severe · torpid · soft · faint · cessant · placid · piano · low · slow · quiet · sedent · tranquil · passive · abeyant · untrimmed · peaceful · undemonstrative · quiet · unoccupied · hankty · unfazed · undecked · quiet as a grave · unornamented · quiescent · serene · quiescent · peaceable · quiet · plain · dormant · aloof · inactive · unattended · simple · unactive · mellow · simple
Translations (313)
mk ти́вок (with little sound) · rup tãcut (with little sound) · th เงียบ (with little sound) · izh äänetöin (with little sound) · et tasane (not talking) · ba шым (with little sound) · wa sins brut (not talking) · fi rauhallinen (having little motion) · ca mica (not busy) · mi hū (with little sound) · sh míran (having little motion) · de still (with little sound) · tk sessiz (with little sound) · br sioul (with little sound) · fi hiljainen (not busy) · lt tylus (with little sound) · si නිශ්ශබ්ද (with little sound) · ca silenciós (not talking) · sk tichý (with little sound) · to longo (with little sound) · nl stil (with little sound) · cs klidný (having little motion) · ota خاموش (with little sound) · io quieta (with little sound) · nl geruisloos (with little sound) · nl zwijgzaam (not talking) · el ήρεμος (with little sound) · ka ხმადაბალი (with little sound) · eo trankvila (having little motion) · ckb وسکت (with little sound) · hi शांत (with little sound) · fr discret (not talking) · gl calmo (with little sound) · ca silenciós (with little sound) · vo stilik (with little sound) · es quieto (with little sound) · ru ти́хий (with little sound) · gd socair (with little sound) · wa påjhire (with little sound) · de ruhig (with little sound) · hy լռակյաց (not talking) · nb stille (with little sound) · es callado (with little sound) · es quieto (having little motion) · mi māika (with little sound) · fr calme (with little sound) · cic chokkíllissa (with little sound) · bg спокоен (having little motion) · es pacífico (with little sound) · la tacitus (not talking) · scn cuetu (having little motion) · uk ти́хий (not busy) · wa påjhûle (having little motion) · te మౌనం (not talking) · se hiljit (having little motion) · th นิ่ง (with little sound) · sv tyst (not talking) · nl stil (not talking) · ur خاموش (with little sound) · ro tăcut (not talking) · wa påjhûle (with little sound) · bg мълчалив (not talking) · tr suskun (not talking) · ckb وسکت (not talking) · ast calláu (not talking) · ka წყნარი (with little sound) · uk спокі́йний (having little motion) · vec chiet (with little sound) · ky тынч (with little sound) · ca tranquil (with little sound) · se jaskat (with little sound) · mr शांत (with little sound) · sh спо̏ко̄ја̄н (having little motion) · fa آرام (with little sound) · es detenido (having little motion) · si නිශ්ශබ්ද (not talking) · chr ᎡᏝᏪᎢ (with little sound) · gu શાંત (with little sound) · nb stille (not talking) · ba тыныс (having little motion) · nl rustig (having little motion) · gd sàmhach (with little sound) · mi maho (having little motion) · ba тыныс (with little sound) · cmn 安靜 /安静 (with little sound) · es poco (not busy) · si නිශ්චල (having little motion) · eo mallaŭta (with little sound) · hy հանդարտ (with little sound) · bg тих (with little sound) · cs tichý (with little sound) · cs tichý (not talking) · fa آرام (not talking) · lb stëll (with little sound) · de still (not talking) · fi vaisu (not talking) · ka ჩუმი (not talking) · fi äänetön (with little sound) · hu csendes (with little sound) · ar هَادِئ (with little sound) · fi hiljainen (with little sound) · fr silencieux (with little sound) · scn cuetu (not busy) · bn খামোশ (with little sound) · tet nonook (with little sound) · et vaikne (not talking) · vec cucio (with little sound) · ga ciúin (with little sound) · lus reh (with little sound) · de leise (with little sound) · cy tawel (with little sound) · es tranquilo (having little motion) · fa آرام (having little motion) · th สงบ (with little sound) · arz هادي (with little sound) · tk ýuwaş (with little sound) · izh äänetöin (not talking) · ru споко́йный (not talking) · da stille (not talking) · da rolig (not busy) · la tranquillus (having little motion) · la silens (with little sound) · hy հանգիստ (having little motion) · es calmo (with little sound) · pt silencioso (with little sound) · fa کم گوی (not talking) · ro liniștit (having little motion) · fr paisible (having little motion) · el ήσυχος (having little motion) · ja 閑静 (not busy) · el σιγανός (with little sound) · ko 조용하다 (with little sound) · pdt stell (with little sound) · el ήρεμος (not talking) · es callado (not talking) · ka წყნარი (not busy) · nn stille (with little sound) · ro liniștit (with little sound) · ca poc (not busy) · oc silenciós (with little sound) · fur cuiet (with little sound) · kk тыныш (with little sound) · ia quiete (with little sound) · chr ᎡᎷᏪᎢ (with little sound) · lmy kawannara (with little sound) · gd sèimh (with little sound) · scn quetu (with little sound) · vec poxado (with little sound) · es silencioso (not talking) · yi שטיל (with little sound) · hy հանդարտ (having little motion) · da stille (with little sound) · cy distaw (with little sound) · fr silencieux (not talking) · sm fīlēmū (with little sound) · tr sessiz (with little sound) · fr calme (having little motion) · la tacitus (with little sound) · wa påjhire (having little motion) · el ήσυχος (not busy) · izh hiljain (not talking) · ro încet (with little sound) · ru ти́хий (not busy) · lmy karadda (with little sound) · cmn 寧靜 /宁静 (with little sound) · sv tyst (with little sound) · mk тих (with little sound) · ja 静かな (with little sound) · ta மௌனம் (not talking) · ba тыныс (not talking) · hy հանգիստ (not busy) · sh spȍkōjān (having little motion) · lo ງຽບ (with little sound) · hy հանգիստ (with little sound) · ru споко́йный (having little motion) · pt quieto (having little motion) · uz tinch (with little sound) · yi רויִק (not talking) · ota دولك (having little motion) · my ဆိတ် (with little sound) · ta அசைவற்ற (having little motion) · ba шым (not talking) · nl rustig (not busy) · lo ຈ້ອຽ (with little sound) · ha shuru (with little sound) · it silenzioso (with little sound) · pt calado (not talking) · sh ми́ран (having little motion) · ckb ھێمن (not busy) · mn тайван (with little sound) · ms سڽڤ (with little sound) · el σιωπηλός (with little sound) · es calmo (having little motion) · vec chieto (with little sound) · mi whakatakupe (not talking) · gl silencioso (with little sound) · de ruhig (not talking) · ro silențios (with little sound) · fur cujet (with little sound) · sl tih (with little sound) · da stille (not busy) · ka მშვიდი (having little motion) · sv stilla (with little sound) · gd ciùin (with little sound) · vi im lặng (with little sound) · nn stille (not talking) · nl kalm (having little motion) · pt tranqüilo (not busy) · yi רויִק (with little sound) · nl rustig (with little sound) · fr calme (not busy) · zyp dee (with little sound) · hi मौन (not talking) · it calmo (having little motion) · gl silandeiro (with little sound) · es silencioso (with little sound) · no rolig (not busy) · ar صَامِت (with little sound) · lv kluss (not talking) · mn тогтуун (with little sound) · pt quieto (with little sound) · fa خاموش (with little sound) · ca tranquil (having little motion) · eu bare (having little motion) · lb roueg (with little sound) · es reservado (not talking) · de still (having little motion) · ms diam (with little sound) · ckb ھێمن (having little motion) · ota ساكن (having little motion) · pl spokojny (having little motion) · uk ти́хий (with little sound) · bn শান্ত (with little sound) · ro silențios (not talking) · tg паст (with little sound) · af stil (with little sound) · te ప్రశాంతం (having little motion) · it quieto (with little sound) · cmn 閒散 /闲散 (not busy) · scn muturru (not talking) · alt јобош (with little sound) · lmy kaʼdanna (with little sound) · ru ти́хий (not talking) · vec cet (with little sound) · nl geluidloos (with little sound) · es silente (with little sound) · nl rustig (not talking) · grc ἤρεμος (with little sound) · sv lugn (not busy) · it taciturno (not talking) · et vaikne (with little sound) · gl quieto (having little motion) · lv kluss (with little sound) · ms senyap (with little sound) · fi hiljainen (having little motion) · fa آرام (not busy) · bg мирен (having little motion) · it quieto (not talking) · ast silenciosu (with little sound) · ka წყნარი (having little motion) · km ស្ងាត់ (with little sound) · hi शांत (not talking) · ro calm (having little motion) · ta அமைதி (with little sound) · ast quietu (with little sound) · fi hiljainen (not talking) · sh tȉh (with little sound) · is hljóður (with little sound) · hi ख़ामोश (with little sound) · pa ਚੁੱਪ-ਚਾਪ (with little sound) · pl cichy (with little sound) · lb lues (with little sound) · fa کم صدا (with little sound) · grc ἥσυχος (having little motion) · sv lugn (having little motion) · ka უხმაურო (with little sound) · hi अव्यस्त (not busy) · ota صوص (with little sound) · ms ديام (with little sound) · cmn 闲散 (not busy) · vi yên tĩnh (with little sound) · es tranquilo (with little sound) · az səssiz (with little sound) · da tyst (with little sound) · sq i qetë (not talking) · ca quiet (having little motion) · alt тыныш (with little sound) · ast quietu (not talking) · be ці́хі (with little sound) · scn cuetu (with little sound) · hu halk (with little sound) · kix sēisēi (with little sound) · cic chokkíllissa (not talking) · pt silencioso (not talking) · mi māika (not talking) · ckb ھێمن (with little sound) · fr tranquille (having little motion) · lv lēns (not busy) · he שֶׁקֶט (with little sound) · ccc chkesi (with little sound) · dsb śichy (with little sound) · scn sodu (having little motion) · cic chokkíllissa (having little motion) · sh ти̏х (with little sound) · te నిశ్శబ్దం (with little sound) · sq i qetë (with little sound) · no rolig (having little motion) · izh hiljain (with little sound) · am ጸጥታ (with little sound) · ka ჩუმი (with little sound) · nl vredig (with little sound) · ja 閑散たる (not busy) · pt calmo (not busy)