QUIET
\kwˈa͡ɪ͡ət], \kwˈaɪət], \k_w_ˈaɪə_t]\
Definitions of QUIET
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"
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become quiet or quieter; "The audience fell silent when the speaker entered"
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without untoward incident or disruption; "a placid existence"; "quiet times"
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a disposition free from stress or emotion
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an untroubled state; free from disturbances
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free of noise or uproar; or making little if any sound; "a quiet audience at the concert"; "the room was dark and quiet"
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of the sun; characterized by a low level of surface phenomena like sun spots e.g.
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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"
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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"
By Princeton University
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make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"
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become quiet or quieter; "The audience fell silent when the speaker entered"
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without untoward incident or disruption; "a placid existence"; "quiet times"
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a disposition free from stress or emotion
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an untroubled state; free from disturbances
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with little or no activity or especially agitation; "her hands rested quietly in her lap"; "the rock star was quietly led out the back door"; (`quiet' is a nonstandard variant for `quietly' as in"sit here as quiet as you can")
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(astronomy; of the sun) characterized by a low level of surface phenomena like sun spots e.g.
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free of noise or uproar; or making little if any sound; "a quiet audience at the concert"; "the room was dark and quiet"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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In a state of rest or calm; without stir, motion, or agitation; still; as, a quiet sea; quiet air.
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Free from noise or disturbance; hushed; still.
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Not excited or anxious; calm; peaceful; placid; settled; as, a quiet life; a quiet conscience.
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Not giving offense; not exciting disorder or trouble; not turbulent; gentle; mild; meek; contented.
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Not showy; not such as to attract attention; undemonstrative; as, a quiet dress; quiet colors; a quiet movement.
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The quality or state of being quiet, or in repose; as an hour or a time of quiet.
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Freedom from disturbance, noise, or alarm; stillness; tranquillity; peace; security.
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To stop motion in; to still; to reduce to a state of rest, or of silence.
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To become still, silent, or calm; - often with down; as, be soon quieted down.
By Oddity Software
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In a state of rest or calm; without stir, motion, or agitation; still; as, a quiet sea; quiet air.
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Free from noise or disturbance; hushed; still.
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Not excited or anxious; calm; peaceful; placid; settled; as, a quiet life; a quiet conscience.
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Not giving offense; not exciting disorder or trouble; not turbulent; gentle; mild; meek; contented.
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Not showy; not such as to attract attention; undemonstrative; as, a quiet dress; quiet colors; a quiet movement.
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The quality or state of being quiet, or in repose; as an hour or a time of quiet.
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Freedom from disturbance, noise, or alarm; stillness; tranquillity; peace; security.
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To stop motion in; to still; to reduce to a state of rest, or of silence.
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To become still, silent, or calm; - often with down; as, be soon quieted down.
By Noah Webster.
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Free from motion, disturbance, or noise; as, a quiet river; quiet life; quiet children; still; calm; as, a quiet night; peaceable; gentle; as, a quiet disposition; secluded; as, a quiet woods; subdued and modest; as, quiet manners; not showy; as, quiet colors.
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To calm or make peaceful; bring to a state of rest.
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To become still or calm.
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Freedom from motion, noise, or disturbance; rest; stillness; calm.
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Quietness, quieter.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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At rest: calm: smooth: peaceable: gentle, inoffensive.
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The state of being at rest: repose: calm: stillness: peace.
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To bring to rest: to stop motion: to calm or pacify: to lull: to allay.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman