Dictionary

quietly en · ADV

Pronunciation

• /ˈkwaɪ.ɪt.li/
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• /ˈkwaɪ.ət.li/ weak vowel merger

Etymology

From Middle English quietely, quyetly, equivalent to quiet + -ly.

Meanings

1. Producing little or no noise.
   • When Timothy and Julia hurried up the staircase to the bedroom floor, where a considerable commotion was taking place, Tim took Barry Leach with him.[…]. The captive made no resistance and came not only quietly but in a series of eager little rushes like a timid dog on a choke chain. 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 19, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC:
2. Without attracting attention.
   • "Since hypertension doesn't usually cause symptoms, it flies below the radar, quietly damaging the vessels that deliver blood to your body and brain and increasing your risk of being blindsided by a heart attack or stroke." 2026, Ginny Graves, quoting Rishi K. Wadhera, “The Most Important Health Metric You're Not Tracking”, in Men's Health, volume 41, number 2, page 18:

Forms

Antonyms

loudly

Deriveds

go quietly

Translations (53)

ja 静かに (producing little or no noise) · cmn 悄悄地 (producing little or no noise) · mr शांतपणे (producing little or no noise) · fr quiètement (producing little or no noise) · sk ticho (producing little or no noise) · grc ἀκήν (producing little or no noise) · sa तूष्णीम् (producing little or no noise) · fr tranquillement (producing little or no noise) · ru ти́хо (producing little or no noise) · se jaska (producing little or no noise) · pt silenciosamente (producing little or no noise) · mi māika (producing little or no noise) · hi चुपके (producing little or no noise) · hu csendben (producing little or no noise) · es mansamente (producing little or no noise) · ka ჩუმად (producing little or no noise) · ka წყნარად (producing little or no noise) · io silence (producing little or no noise) · gsw liis (producing little or no noise) · fi hiljaisesti (producing little or no noise) · hu halkan (producing little or no noise) · gsw liisli (producing little or no noise) · ar بِهُدُوء (producing little or no noise) · hy հանգիստ (producing little or no noise) · hy կամաց (producing little or no noise) · pl cicho (producing little or no noise) · de ruhig (producing little or no noise) · mk тивко (producing little or no noise) · ru сми́рно (producing little or no noise) · eo kviete (producing little or no noise) · eo silente (producing little or no noise) · gd os ìosal (producing little or no noise) · fr paisablement (producing little or no noise) · be ці́ха (producing little or no noise) · de leise (producing little or no noise) · sl tiho (producing little or no noise) · el αθόρυβα (producing little or no noise) · txb ām (producing little or no noise) · ko 조용하게 (producing little or no noise) · grc σιγῇ (producing little or no noise) · hu csendesen (producing little or no noise) · ca silenciosament (producing little or no noise) · fi hiljaa (producing little or no noise) · sh ти̏хо (producing little or no noise) · sh tȉho (producing little or no noise) · cmn 安靜地 /安静地 (producing little or no noise) · es despacio (producing little or no noise) · uk ти́хо (producing little or no noise) · cs tiše (producing little or no noise) · ko 조용히 (producing little or no noise) · nah yocoxquia (producing little or no noise) · grc σιωπῇ (producing little or no noise) · bg ти́хо (producing little or no noise)