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quiet burb

quiet burb

7.7
A small town near a city where people live quietly
  • noun
  • /ˈkwaɪət bɜrb/
  • Informal
translation icon : barrio tranquilo
  • They enjoyed raising their children in a quiet burb where everyone knew each other.

Examples

  • The house is located in a quiet burb just twenty minutes from downtown.

  • She moved to a quiet burb after retiring from her busy city job.

  • I love living in a quiet burb.

  • Have you ever visited a quiet burb?

  • After years in the city, they finally settled down in a quiet burb where they could enjoy the peaceful surroundings.

  • Living in a quiet burb allows them to escape the noise and stress of urban life.

  • His friends often visit him in the quiet burb to admire the serene parks and friendly community.

Synonyms

neighborhood
vsquiet burb
  • US
∞ 1.8

An area in a town or city where people live near each other

is a term for a peaceful residential town rather than any local area
in the suburbs
vsquiet burb
49 1.0

Areas outside a city center where people live

describes a named peaceful place rather than merely being outside the city
burb
vsquiet burb
  • Informal
13 8.6

A place outside a city where many people live, with houses and parks

refers to a peaceful residential place rather than any general area
suburbia
vsquiet burb
13 4.2

Areas just outside a city where many people live

means a single peaceful residential town or community rather than the whole life

Antonyms

noisy
125 1.0

Full of loud, unpleasant sounds

bustling
9 4.1

Full of busy, noisy activity and many people

How Peaceful

hamlet
24 5.0
village
∞ 1.0
quiet burb
  • Informal
7.7
suburb
286 2.7
town
∞ 1.0
city
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

quiet burb singular
quiet burbs plural

Morphology

quiet + burb

The meaning 'a peaceful suburban neighborhood' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'quiet' (making little or no noise) with 'burb' (informal term for a suburb). This straightforward adjective+noun composition follows normal English patterns and would be predictable to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.

Etymology

Quiet burb combines quiet and burb, where burb is a short, informal form of the word 'suburb', a town near a city. The image is small houses, lawns and low noise, so quiet burb means 'a peaceful suburban neighborhood'.