Definition of "quiet"

quiet

/ˈkwaɪ.ɪt/

adjective
comparative quieter or more quiet, superlative quietest or most quiet
1. With little or no sound; free of disturbing noise.
2. Having little motion or activity; calm.
3. Not busy, of low quantity.
  Quotations
  It was a casual sneer, obviously one of a long line. There was hatred behind it, but of a quiet, chronic type, nothing new or unduly virulent, and he was taken aback by the flicker of amazed incredulity that passed over the younger man's ravaged face.
  1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 8, in The China Governess‎
4. Not talking much or not talking loudly; reserved.
5. Not showy; undemonstrative.
6. (software) Requiring little or no interaction.
verb
third-person singular simple present quiets, present participle quieting, simple past and past participle quieted
1. (transitive) To cause (someone or something) to become quiet.
  Quotations
  For thou haſt created us for thy ſelfe, and our heart cannot be quieted till it may fine repoſe in thee.
  1631, Saint Augustine, “He Admires Gods Majesty, and is Inflamed with a Deepe Desire of Praising Him”, in William Watts, transl., Saint Augustines Confessions Translated: […], London: […] Iohn Norton, for Iohn Partridge […], book 1, paragraph 1, page 2
2. (intransitive) To become quiet or calm.
noun
plural quiets
1. The absence of sound; quietness.
2. The absence of movement; stillness, tranquility.
3. The absence of disturbance or trouble; peace, security.
  Quotations
  The King & his Nobles thinke they may ſleepe in quiet,Now they haue giuen vs a little holy water at the Court,But thers no ſuch matter, we be no ſuch fooles,To be bobd out with words and after come to hanging: […]
  1593, anonymous author, The Life and Death of Iacke Straw […], Act III
interjection
1. Be quiet.

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