quiet
IPA: kwˈaɪʌt
noun
- The absence of sound; quietness.
- The absence of movement; stillness, tranquility.
- The absence of disturbance or trouble; peace, security.
verb
- (transitive) To cause (someone or something) to become quiet.
- (intransitive) To become quiet or calm.
adjective
- With little or no sound; free of disturbing noise.
- Having little motion or activity; calm.
- Not busy, of low quantity.
- Not talking much or not talking loudly; reserved.
- Not showy; undemonstrative.
- (software) Requiring little or no interaction.
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Examples of "quiet" in Sentences
- She is pliant and quiet.
- The scene is serene and quiet.
- He is the quiet one in the duet.
- The atmosphere was quiet and placid.
- At college he was quiet and unassuming.
- The horse is to be responsive and quiet.
- It also quiets the heaviness of the guitar.
- They remark on the quietness of the territory.
- Quietness is encouraged in preparation beforehand.
- Use a quiet and polite tone of voice when talking with customers.
- When we got to the hospital, they took us to what they call the quiet room.
- "How much extra to keep this matter of the title quiet -- as long as I live?"
- I said in my introductions activity I used the term quiet, which are often used.
- We use the term quiet manner: it should be qualified with the phrase, quiet manner for him.
- Analyst Brian Katulis says the handling of the matter of Pakistan has been what he terms a quiet success for the Obama administration.
- General Petraeus praised what he called the "quiet professionals" of the CIA, saying he had seen their expertise, commitment and courage.
- If one goes from place to place in search of the quiet spot for sleep, he may finally find _quiet itself_ oppressive, or worse yet, may be kept awake by hearing his own circulation, from which escape is out of the question.
- WHEN the French Communists were raising Cain in Europe they doubtless thought their idea was practically new, but thousands of years before they bore the red banner through the streets of Paris the American Indians were living quiet and peaceful communal lives on this continent; when I use the words _quiet_ and _peaceful_, I, of course, mean as regards their own particular commune and not taking into account their attitude toward their neighbors.