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- Dictionaryquiet/ˈkwʌɪət/
adjective
- 1. making little or no noise: "the car has a quiet, economical engine" Similar Opposite
- 2. carried out discreetly, secretly, or with moderation: "we wanted a quiet wedding" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. absence of noise or bustle; silence; calm: "the ringing of the telephone shattered the early morning quiet"
verb
- 1. make or become silent, calm, or still: North American "there are ways of quieting kids down"
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QUIET definition: 1. making very little noise: 2. having little activity or excitement and few people: 3. A quiet…. Learn more.
The meaning of QUIET is the quality or state of being quiet : tranquility. How to use quiet in a sentence.
refraining or free from activity, especially busy or vigorous activity: a quiet Sunday afternoon. making no disturbance or trouble; not turbulent; peaceable: The factions remained quiet for twenty years. motionless or moving very gently: quiet waters. Synonyms: unmoving. Antonyms: active.
To be quiet means you don't make any noise. When you’re trying not to wake a sleeping lion, you will be quiet when you run by it. The versatile quiet, which can be a noun, adjective, or verb (to quiet others), is one of those words that is best understood through its antonyms — loud or hectic.
11 meanings: 1. characterized by an absence or near absence of noise 2. characterized by an absence of turbulent motion or.... Click for more definitions.
(of a person) tending not to talk very much. She was quiet and shy. (of a feeling or an attitude) definite but not expressed in an obvious way. He had an air of quiet authority.
QUIET definition: 1. making little or no noise: 2. without much noise or activity: 3. If someone is quiet, they do…. Learn more.