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[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
quiet \qui"et\, n. l. quies, -etis. see quiet, a.
   1913 webster
   1. the quality or state of being quiet, or in repose; as an
      hour or a time of quiet.
      1913 webster

   2. freedom from disturbance, noise, or alarm; stillness;
      tranquillity; peace; security.
      1913 webster

            and join with thee, calm peace and quiet. --milton.
      1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster
see also:
quiet at quiet in quiet out of quiet 
[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
quiet \qui"et\, a. compar. quieter; superl. quietest. l.
   quietus, p. p. pf quiescere to rest, keep quiet; akin to
   quies rest, and prob. to e. while, n. see while, and cf.
   coy, a., quiesce, quietus, quit, a., quite,
   requiem.
   1. in a state of rest or calm; without stir, motion, or
      agitation; still; as, a quiet sea; quiet air.
      1913 webster

            they . . . were quiet all the night, saying, in the
            morning, when it is day, we shall kill him. --judg.
                                                  xvi. 2.
      1913 webster

   2. free from noise or disturbance; hushed; still.
      1913 webster

   3. not excited or anxious; calm; peaceful; placid; settled;
      as, a quiet life; a quiet conscience. " so quiet and so
      sweet a style." --shak.
      1913 webster

            that son, who on the quiet state of man
            such trouble brought.                 --milton.
      1913 webster

   4. not giving offense; not exciting disorder or trouble; not
      turbulent; gentle; mild; meek; contented.
      1913 webster

            the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit. --1 pet.
                                                  iii. 4.
      1913 webster

            i will sit as quiet as a lamb.        --shak.
      1913 webster

   5. not showy; not such as to attract attention;
      undemonstrative; as, a quiet dress; quiet colors; a quiet
      movement.
      1913 webster

   syn: still; tranquil; calm; unruffled; smooth; unmolested;
        undisturbed; placid; peaceful; mild; peaceable; meek;
        contented.
        1913 webster
see also:
quieter quietest while coy quiesce quietus 
quit quite requiem 
[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
quiet \qui"et\, v. t. imp.  p. p. quieted; p. pr.  vb. n.
   quieting.
   1. to stop motion in; to still; to reduce to a state of rest,
      or of silence.
      1913 webster

   2. 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.
      1913 webster

            quiet yourselves, i pray, and be at peace. --shak.
      1913 webster
see also:
quieted quieting 
[4] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
quiet \qui"et\, v. i.
   to become still, silent, or calm; -- often with down; as, be
   soon quieted down.
   1913 webster

[5] : WordNet (r) 2.0
quiet
     adj 1: characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or
            activity; "a quiet life"; "a quiet throng of
            onlookers"; "quiet peace-loving people"; "the factions
            remained quiet for almost 10 years" ant: unquiet
     2: free of noise or uproar; or making little if any sound; "a
        quiet audience at the concert"; "the room was dark and
        quiet" ant: noisy
     3: not showy or obtrusive; "clothes in quiet good taste" syn:
        restrained
     4: in a softened tone; "hushed voices"; "muted trumpets"; "a
        subdued whisper"; "a quiet reprimand" syn: hushed, muted,
         subdued
     5: without untoward incident or disruption; "a placid
        existence"; "quiet times" syn: placid
     6: free from disturbance; "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"; "unruffled water" syn: placid, still,
         tranquil, unruffled
     7: of the sun; characterized by a low level of surface
        phenomena like sun spots e.g. ant: active
     n 1: a period of calm weather; "there was a lull in the storm"
          syn: lull
     2: an untroubled state; free from disturbances syn: tranquillity
     3: the absence of sound; "he needed silence in order to sleep";
        "the street was quiet" syn: silence ant: sound
     4: a disposition free from stress or emotion syn: repose, placidity,
         serenity, tranquillity, tranquility
     adv : with little or no activity or no agitation `quiet' is a
           nonstandard variant for `quietly'; "her hands rested
           quietly in her lap"; "the rock star was quietly led out
           the back door"; "sit here as quiet as you can" syn: quietly
           ant: unquietly
     v 1: become quiet or quieter; "the audience fell silent when the
          speaker entered" syn: quieten, hush, quiesce, quiet
          down, pipe down ant: louden
     2: make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"
        syn: calm, calm down, tranquilize, tranquillize,
        tranquillise, quieten, lull, still ant: agitate
see also:
unquiet noisy restrained hushed muted subdued 
placid still tranquil unruffled active 
lull tranquillity silence sound repose 
placidity serenity tranquility quietly unquietly 
quieten hush quiesce quiet down pipe down 
louden calm calm down tranquilize tranquillize 
tranquillise agitate 
[6] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
383 moby thesaurus words for "quiet":
   attic, buddha-like composure, oriental calm, abate, aesthetic,
   allay, appease, arrange, arrangement, array, artistic, asleep,
   at peace, at rest, ataraxia, ataraxy, awful silence, back-door,
   backstairs, backward, becalm, bloodless, brief, broken, brusque,
   calm, calm disposition, calm down, calm of mind, calmness, cease,
   cessation, chaste, chastened, choice, choke, choke off,
   clandestine, classic, cloistered, close, close-tongued,
   closemouthed, comfort, comfortable, compose, composed, composure,
   concise, concord, concordant, constrained, contemplation, cool,
   cool off, coolheaded, coolheadedness, coolness, countenance,
   covert, cradle, creamy, curt, dead, dead of night,
   deathlike silence, decrease, delicate, deploy, deployment,
   die down, disposal, dispose, disposition, domesticated, dormant,
   dovelike, dulcify, dumb, dumbfound, dwindle, dwindling, ease,
   easy mind, ebb, ebbing, echoless, economical of words, eggshell,
   even out, even-tenored, excellent, fall silent, feline, festal,
   fixed, flat, form, formation, furtive, gag, gentle, gloss,
   golden silence, grade, halcyon, halt, harmonize, harmony, hidlings,
   hierarchize, hole-and-corner, holiday, homely, housebroken,
   hugger-mugger, humble, hush, hush as death, hush of night,
   hush-hush, hushed, icy calm, idle, idyllic, impassive,
   imperturbability, imperturbation, in good taste, inactive,
   inactivity, inaudibility, inaudible, indisposed to talk,
   indisturbance, inert, iridescent, isolated, laconic, lamblike,
   law and order, lay out, layout, lessen, light, line up, lineup,
   lucid stillness, lull, marmoreal repose, marshal, marshaling, meek,
   mellow, mental composure, methodize, mild, molder, moldering,
   mollify, mother-of-pearl, motionless, mousy, muffle, mum, mute,
   muzzle, nacreous, nirvana, noiseless, noiselessness, normalize,
   of choice, of quality, opalescent, order, orderliness, orderly,
   organization, organize, pacific, pacify, pale, passive, pastel,
   pastoral, patinaed, peace, peace and quiet, peace of mind,
   peaceable, peaceful, peacefulness, peacetime, pearly,
   philosophic composure, philosophical, philosophicalness,
   philosophy, pipe down, piping, placid, placidity, placidness,
   plain, pleasing, pour balm into, privy, proportion, pure,
   put to silence, quell, quiesce, quiescence, quiescency, quiescent,
   quiet down, quiet life, quiet mind, quieten, quietism, quietness,
   quietude, rank, regularity, regularize, regulate, relaxation,
   repose, reposeful, reposing, reserved, rest, restful, restfulness,
   resting, restrained, retired, retiring, rock, rock to sleep,
   routine, routinize, sabbatical, sad, sangfroid, satori, secluded,
   semigloss, sequestered, sequestrated, serene, serenity, set up,
   settle, setup, sheltered, shifty, short, shrinking, shush,
   shut down on, shut up, silence, silent, silentness, silken repose,
   simple, skulking, sleep, sleepy, slinking, slinky, slumber, sly,
   smooth, smooth down, smooth over, smoothen, sneaking, sneaky, snug,
   sober, soft, soft-colored, soft-hued, soft-pedal, softened,
   solemn silence, somber, soothe, soothingness, soundless,
   soundlessness, sparing of words, speechless, squash, squelch,
   stabilize, standardize, stationary, steady, stealthy, stifle,
   still, still as death, stillish, stillness, stilly, stoic, stolid,
   stop, strike dumb, structure, subaudible, subdue, subdued, subside,
   subsiding, subtle, surreptitious, sweet, symmetry, system,
   systematize, tacitness, taciturn, taciturnity, tame, tamed,
   tasteful, tasty, temperate, termination, terse, throttle,
   tight-lipped, tomblike silence, tongue-tied, tranquil, tranquilize,
   tranquillity, unaffected, unagitated, unarticulated,
   unbuttoned ease, under-the-counter, under-the-table, undercover,
   underground, underhand, underhanded, understated, undisturbed,
   unexcited, unhearable, uniformity, unloquacious, unmoved, unmoving,
   unobtrusive, unperturbed, unpretentious, unpronounced, unruffled,
   unruffledness, unsounded, unstirring, untalkative, untroubled,
   unuttered, unvocalized, unvoiced, vacational, wane, waning,
   well-chosen, whisht, whist, wise passiveness, withdrawn,
   word-bound, wordless





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