quiet
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- adjective
- /ˈkwaɪət/
:
tranquilo
- The library is a very quiet place where you can concentrate on your studies.
- keep quiet
- a quiet room
- a quiet voice
And to see him lay there, quiet and still.
- And to see him lay there, quiet and still.
- You know, Jesus House is quiet, man, isn't it?
- And now we're back to being quiet and it's dark.
- I mean, just sweet, kind, quiet, soft spoken.
- But he mumbled and he was so quiet and soft spoken.
- Everyone at the table was quiet, watching, waiting.
- Just quiet prayers for people, quiet thoughts, quiet kindness, quiet gift of grace.
- I mean, yeah, I was just quiet, just staring.
- It needs to be very quiet, very low noise.
Examples
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Luckily, this place is very, very quiet, so it's OK.
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Everyone at the table was quiet, watching, waiting.
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And yeah, it just feels very quiet and nice.
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And now we're back to being quiet and it's dark.
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Never could stand how quiet this place was.
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Children were seen during the school day in a quiet room in the school.
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I think it's really peaceful and quiet.
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It is nice and quiet here, yeah.
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Twenty-minute sessions were conducted in the quiet space that was created around the animal library.
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The stimuli were recorded in a quiet room with bright natural daylight against a white background.
Academic text (2012)
Synonyms
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Not moving or making a sound
735
1.0
Not showing strong feelings and being very still
428
1.0
Calm and quiet, without noise or trouble
257
1.0
Not making any sound
46
3.9
Calm and gentle in mood and behavior
38
3.9
Calm and peaceful, not showing worry or strong feelings
27
4.6
Calm and peaceful without noise or movement
22
4.1
Very quiet in a careful, respectful, or secret way
20
4.1
Not using speech, often shown by a look or gesture
19
4.0
Sound that is softer and quieter than usual
15
5.0
Calm and not easily upset, like a quiet lake
9
4.2
Soft and not bright, like pale colors or quiet sounds
2
4.1
Making a soft sound like a whisper
2
3.5
Not making any sound
2
5.8
Very quiet so no one notices you
1
6.7
Strangely quiet in a way that makes you feel scared
1
5.7
Completely quiet with no sound at all
A quiet, peaceful time or place with very little sound
Antonyms
Idioms
- Literature
Nothing important or unusual is happening now after recent activity
Compounds
How Quiet
Surface Forms
Etymology
Quiet comes from the Latin quietus, meaning 'rest', and you can picture the sun 'taking a rest' during quiet times. That's why a calm, inactive period of the sun is called a 'quiet' phase.