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quiet
has definitions from the fields of meteorology,astronomy
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[ adjective ] characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
Examples "a quiet life" "a quiet throng of onlookers" "quiet peace-loving people" "the factions remained quiet for almost 10 years" Used in print (The Atlanta Constitution...)The campaign leading to the election was not so quiet , however . (The New York Times,...)All was quiet in the office of the Yankees and the local National_Leaguers yesterday . (Edward P. Lawton, "Northern Liberals and Southern...)Their own easier , slower tempo is especially dear to Southerners ; and I have heard many say that they are content to earn a half or a third as_much_as they could up North because they so much prefer the quieter habits of their home_town . (W. E. B. DuBois, Worlds of Color....)On the other side of the church was a quiet , well-kept house with shutters and recently painted . (Ann Hebson, The Lattimer Legend....)They held the funeral the next morning from the crossroads church and buried the little box in the quiet family plot . Related terms unquiet relaxing slumberous quiescent untroubled peaceful tame unagitated |
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[ adjective ] free of noise or uproar; or making little if any sound
Examples "a quiet audience at the concert" "the room was dark and quiet" Used in print (High Fidelity, 11:10...)The twenty-five year old recording offers rather faded string tone , but the balance between the instruments is good and the transfer is very quiet . (Clayton C. Barbeau, The Ikon....)`` We just sit quiet and wait '' , Prevot had said . (Richard Ferber, Bitter Valley....)The place was quiet . |
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[ adjective ] not showy or obtrusive
Synonyms Examples "clothes in quiet good taste" Related terms |
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[ verb ] make calm or still
Synonyms calm still tranquillise quieten tranquillize lull tranquilize calm_down Examples "quiet the dragons of worry and fear" Used in print (Dolores Hitchens, Footsteps in the Night....)Once he had abandoned himself to the very worst , once he had quieted all the dragons of worry and suspense , there would n't be very much for Mae to do . |
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[ noun ] the absence of sound
Synonyms Examples "he needed silence in order to sleep" "the street was quiet" Used in print (Robert E. Lane, The Liberties of Wit: Humanism, Critici...)In the calm which follows the reading of a poem , for_example , is the effect produced by the enforced quiet , by the musical quality of words and rhythm , by the sentiments or sense of the poem , by the associations with earlier readings , if it is familiar , by the boost to the self-esteem for the semi-literate , by the diversion of attention , by the sense of security in a legitimized withdrawal , by a kind license for some variety of fantasy_life regarded_as forbidden , or by half conscious ideas about the magical_power of words ? Related terms |
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[ adjective ] free from disturbance
Examples "a ribbon of sand between the angry sea and the placid bay" "the quiet waters of a lagoon" "a lake of tranquil blue water reflecting a tranquil blue sky" "a smooth channel crossing" "scarcely a ripple on the still water" Used in print (L. Don Leet and Florence J. Leet, editors, The World of...)The seemingly quiet ocean had crashed a wall of water from 10 to 100 feet high upon beaches crowded with bathers , drowning thousands of them and flattening villages along the shore . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] without untoward incident or disruption
Synonyms Examples "a placid existence" "quiet times" Used in print (Booton Herndon, "From Custer to Korea, The 7th Cavalry"...)In Ireland 's County_Limerick , near the River_Shannon , there is a quiet little suburb by the name of Garryowen , which means `` Garden of Owen '' . Related terms |
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[ verb ] become quiet or quieter
Synonyms Examples "The audience fell silent when the speaker entered" Used in print (Jim Berry Pearson, The Maxwell Land Grant....)Both Cook 's and Russell 's lives were threatened by the Mexicans following the killing , but the company officers felt that in_the_end , it would serve to quiet them despite their immediate emotion . Related terms |
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[ noun ] an untroubled state; free from disturbances
Synonyms Used in print (Richard Ferber, Bitter Valley....)There was only one place where Jake_Carwood 's description had gone badly awry : the peace and quiet . Related terms |
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[ noun ] a disposition free from stress or emotion
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