quiet
quiet is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 10 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.2. Free from noise or disturbance; hushed; still.
- 2.Not excited or anxious; calm; peaceful; placid; settled; as, a quiet life; a quiet conscience. " So quiet and so sweet a style." Shak. That son, who on the quiet state of man Such trouble brought. Milton.
- 3.Not giving offense; not exciting disorder or trouble; not turbulent; gentle; mild; meek; contented. The ornament of a meek and quiet spirit. 1 Pet. iii.
- 4.I will sit as quiet as a lamb. Shak.
- 5.Not showy; not such as to attract attention; undemonstrative; as, a quiet dress; quiet colors; a quiet movement.
- 6.The quality or state of being quiet, or in repose; as an hour or a time of quiet.
- 7.Freedom from disturbance, noise, or alarm; stillness; tranquillity; peace; security. And join with thee, calm Peace and Quiet. Milton. At quiet, still; peaceful. -- In quiet, quietly. " I will depart in quiet." Shak. -- Out of quiet, disturbed; restless. [Obs.] "She is much out of quiet." Shak.
- 8.To stop motion in; to still; to reduce to a state of rest, or of silence.
- 9.To calm; to appease; to pacify; to lull; to allay; to tranquillize; as, to quiet the passions; to quiet clamors or disorders; to quiet pain or grief. Quiet yourselves, I pray, and be at peace. Shak.
- 10.To become still, silent, or calm; -- often with down; as, be soon quieted down.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Synonyms (Webster's 1913)
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- accord
- all
- amity
- and
- any
- away
- awful
- better
- big
- bloodless
- blown
- call
- calm
- calumet
- concord
- convenience
- could
- dead
- deathlike
- deliberate
- deliberately
- desert
- doubt
- dove
- dovish
- down
- drop
- ease
- end
- est
- faint
- feather
- fool
- friendship
- grave
- halcyon
- hanging
- harmony
- haste
- hath
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is quiet.
- What is 2. Free from noise or disturbance; hushed; still called?
- What is not giving offense; not exciting disorder or trouble; not turbulent; gentle; mild; meek; contented. The ornament of a meek and quiet spirit. 1 Pet. iii called?
- What is not showy; not such as to attract attention; undemonstrative; as, a quiet dress; quiet colors; a quiet movement called?
- What is the quality or state of being quiet, or in repose; as an hour or a time of quiet called?
- What is to stop motion in; to still; to reduce to a state of rest, or of silence called?
- What is to calm; to appease; to pacify; to lull; to allay; to tranquillize; as, to quiet the passions; to quiet clamors or disorders; to quiet pain or grief. Quiet yourselves, I pray, and be at peace. Shak called?
- What is to become still, silent, or calm; -- often with down; as, be soon quieted down called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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