quiet
1. a period of calm weather (Freq. 1)
- there was a lull in the storm
• Syn:
lull
• Derivationally related forms:
lull (for: lull)
• Hypernyms:
calmness
2. an untroubled state;
free from disturbances (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
tranquillity, tranquility
• Derivationally related forms:
tranquil (for: tranquillity)
• Hypernyms:
order
3. the absence of sound (Freq. 1)
- he needed silence in order to sleep
- the street was quiet
• Syn:
silence
• Ant:
sound (for: silence)
• Derivationally related forms:
silent (for: silence), silence (for: silence)
• Hypernyms:
sound property
• Hyponyms:
hush, stillness, still, speechlessness, quietness, soundlessness
4. a disposition free from stress or emotion
• Syn:
repose, placidity, serenity, tranquillity, tranquility
• Derivationally related forms:
placid (for: placidity)
• Hypernyms:
composure, calm, calmness, equanimity
• Hyponyms:
ataraxia
1. make calm or still (Freq. 1)
- quiet the dragons of worry and fear
• Syn:
calm, calm down, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise,
quieten, lull, still
• Ant:
agitate (for: calm)
• Derivationally related forms:
still (for: still), lull (for: lull), tranquilizer (for: tranquilize)
• Hypernyms:
comfort, soothe, console, solace
• Hyponyms:
lull, compose, pacify, lenify, conciliate,
assuage, appease, mollify, placate, gentle, gruntle,
reassure, assure
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- The performance is likely to quiet Sue
2. become quiet or quieter (Freq. 1)
- The audience fell silent when the speaker entered
• Syn:
quieten, hush, quiesce, quiet down, pipe down
• Ant:
louden (for: quieten)
• Derivationally related forms:
quiescent (for: quiesce), hush (for: hush)
• Hypernyms:
change intensity
• Verb Group:
hush, quieten, silence, still, shut up, hush up
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
1. characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity (Freq. 13)
- a quiet life
- a quiet throng of onlookers
- quiet peace-loving people
- the factions remained quiet for almost 10 years
• Ant:
unquiet
• Similar to:
quiescent, untroubled
• See Also:
peaceful, peaceable, tame, unagitated
• Derivationally related forms:
quietness
2. free of noise or uproar;
or making little if any sound (Freq. 10)
- a quiet audience at the concert
- the room was dark and quiet
• Ant:
noisy
• Similar to:
noiseless, silent, soundless, still, stilly, tiptoe
• See Also:
inaudible, unhearable, soft
• Derivationally related forms:
quietness
3. not showy or obtrusive (Freq. 3)
- clothes in quiet good taste
• Syn:
restrained
• Similar to:
unostentatious, unpretentious, unpretending
4. in a softened tone (Freq. 1)
- hushed voices
- muted trumpets
- a subdued whisper
- a quiet reprimand
• Syn:
hushed, muted, subdued
• Similar to:
soft
• Derivationally related forms:
subduedness (for: subdued)
5. (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves (Freq. 1)
- 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, smooth, unruffled
• Similar to:
calm
• Derivationally related forms:
smoothness (for: smooth), tranquility (for: tranquil), tranquillity (for: tranquil), stillness (for: still), quietness, placidness (for: placid)
6. of the sun characterized by a low level of surface phenomena like sunspots e.g.
• Ant:
active
• Topics:
astronomy, uranology
with little or no activity or no agitation ('quiet' is a nonstandard variant for 'quietly') (Freq. 1)
- 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 (for: quietly)
• Derived from adjective:
quiet (for: quietly)
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