quiet

Examples

• All

• I'm grateful for the peace and quiet.

  Creatures (2021)

• I could tell they were slightly irritated because there was a sudden quiet in the room.

  Academic text (2007)

• And in that quiet, you will hear the truth.

  A Thousand Words (2012)

• And I imagine Henry will welcome the peace and quiet.

  The Vampire (1957)

• So would you suggest a quiet place for meditation?

• And in the quiet of the northern winters, I discovered my love of writing.

  Academic text (2008)

• We need to work in an atmosphere of absolute quiet.

  Isn't She Great (2000)

• Only in this moment of quiet does he hear his breath, rasping with effort.

  Academic text (2007)

• The house had the special quality of quiet that wraps the earth just before sunrise.

  Fiction book (1991)

• My stomach growled, a deep and menacing sound in the empty quiet of the bright kitchen.

  Fiction book (1990)

Synonyms

P

peace

vsquiet

∞ 1.0

A calm, quiet feeling in your mind without worry

is more specific to external lack of noise and disturbance

S

silence

vsquiet

660 2.0

A period with no sound or speech

is broader, adding calm and peace beyond mere lack of sound

C

calm

vsquiet

52 1.0

A quiet, peaceful feeling that helps you stay steady

focuses more on lack of noise and environmental stillness rather than mood

T

tranquility

vsquiet

• US

49 4.0

A calm, peaceful state with no noise or worry

is more neutral and can mean simple lack of noise as well

S

serenity

vsquiet

48 4.4

A calm, peaceful feeling without worry

is a more general state often meaning simple lack of noise

H

hush

vsquiet

• Literature

43 7.0

A calm, quiet time when there is little noise

is the everyday term without poetic or literary coloring

P

peace and quiet

vsquiet

• Informal

43 1.0

A calm time or place with little noise

is the concise term for absence of noise or disturbance alone

S

stillness

vsquiet

38 3.5

A time of complete quiet and no movement that feels calm

is wider, covering general calm and peace beyond mere lack of movement

L

lull

vsquiet

28 4.6

A short quiet time when activity pauses

is broader, describing a lasting state rather than a short pause

Q

quiet time

vsquiet

21 3.7

A short time that is calm and quiet for rest or thinking

is the general condition that can occur any time, not only a period

R

repose

vsquiet

• Literature

15 6.0

A calm state of rest and freedom from worry

is more neutral and often denotes lack of noise rather than rest

C

calmness

vsquiet

9 2.7

A state without strong feelings or worry in your mind

is more outward, describing calm in surroundings and lack of noise

Q

quietness

vsquiet

7 1.0

A lack of noise or disturbance in a place

is broader, adding calm and peace as well as absence of noise

P

peacefulness

vsquiet

4 2.7

A calm, quiet feeling with no worry

is more neutral and often refers specifically to absence of noise

Q

quietude

vsquiet

• Literature

3 8.0

A calm, peaceful feeling or time

is the everyday term for calm or absence of noise without tone

P

placidity

vsquiet

1 7.0

A calm, peaceful feeling when things are quiet and steady

covers that undisturbed state but also plain absence of noise

S

soundlessness

vsquiet

1 7.3

A complete lack of sound in a place

adds emotional calm and lack of disturbance to mere absence of sound

N

noiselessness

vsquiet

5.1

A complete lack of sound in a place

includes that lack of noise but also the sense of calm and peace

S

silentium

vsquiet

• Archaic

9.9

A deep quiet often felt in a church or library

is neutral everyday language for calm, peace, or lack of noise

Antonyms

N

noise

∞ 1.0

A loud, unpleasant sound that disturbs you

D

disturbance

45 3.7

A noisy event in a public place that bothers other people

Idioms

Q

quiet as a mouse

• Informal

2 5.8

Very quiet so no one notices you

S

to say the quiet part loud

• UK

1 9.1

To openly say something people usually keep secret

A

all quiet on the Western Front

• Literature

8.2

Nothing important or unusual is happening now after recent activity

Q

quiet part loud

• Informal

9.9

To say openly something people normally keep secret

Compounds

P

peace and quiet

• Informal

43 1.0

A calm time or place with little noise

Q

quiet time

21 3.7

A short time that is calm and quiet for rest or thinking

Q

quiet one

4 5.3

A person in a group who speaks very little and listens more than others

Q

quiet word

2 5.6

A short private talk to give advice or discuss a sensitive matter

Q

quiet oasis

1 3.9

A calm, peaceful place surrounded by noise or busy activity

Q

quiet burb

• Informal

7.7

A small town near a city where people live quietly

How Quiet

silence

660 2.0

stillness

38 3.5

quiet

45 1.0

calm

52 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology