In a state of rest or calm; without stir, motion, or agitation; still; as, a quiet sea; quiet air.
Free from noise or disturbance; hushed; still.
Not excited or anxious; calm; peaceful; placid; settled; as, a quiet life; a quiet conscience.
Freedom from disturbance, noise, or alarm; stillness; tranquillity; peace; security.
To stop motion in; to still; to reduce to a state of rest, or of silence.
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.
To become still, silent, or calm; -- often with down; as, be soon quieted down.
a period of calm weather; "there was a lull in the storm"
an untroubled state; free from disturbances
the absence of sound; "he needed silence in order to sleep"; "the street was quiet"
a disposition free from stress or emotion
become quiet or quieter; "The audience fell silent when the speaker entered"
make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"
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"
free of noise or uproar; or making little if any sound; "a quiet audience at the concert"; "the room was dark and quiet"
in a softened tone; "hushed voices"; "muted trumpets"; "a subdued whisper"; "a quiet reprimand"
without untoward incident or disruption; "a placid existence"; "quiet times"
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"
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"
The absence of noise. Quiet can be distinctly different from “silence.” Silence is the absence of all sound, while quiet is the absence of noise, i.e. unwanted sound.
