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- pronunciation:
- kwaI
iht
- parts of speech:
- adjective, verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, verb, noun), Word Builder, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
quieter, quietest |
| definition 1: |
making no sound or noise.
He was a quiet baby.Our neighbor's dog barks at night, but ours is usually quiet.- synonyms:
- silent, still
- antonyms:
- loud, noisy
- similar words:
- hushed, low, muffled, mute, soft
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| definition 2: |
filled with little or no noise.
The library is usually a quiet place.- synonyms:
- still
- antonyms:
- noisy
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| definition 3: |
free from trouble or much activity.
After a tough week, it was nice for them to have some quiet days up at the lake.- synonyms:
- calm, peaceful, serene, still, tranquil
- similar words:
- easy, mellow, placid, restful, sedate, slow
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| definition 4: |
making one calm or peaceful.
They play quiet music at the dentist office.- synonyms:
- calming, restful
- similar words:
- easy, peaceful, tranquil
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| definition 5: |
showing little or no movement.
There was little wind and the sea was quiet.- synonyms:
- calm, still
- similar words:
- dead, idle, motionless, restful, sluggish
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| related words: |
mild, serene |
adverb + (adj.)quiet
anything, awfully, dead, fairly, relatively, remarkably, unusually
(adj.)quiet
+ adverb
awhile, under
(adj.)quiet
+ noun
breathing,
calm,
corner,
courtyard,
cove,
desperation,
dignity,
down,
footstep,
hum,
interior,
minute,
moment,
murmur,
neighbor,
neighborhood,
nook,
reflection,
resignation,
retreat,
revolution,
ride,
sadness,
sigh,
solitude,
street,
stretch,
suburb,
tomb,
tone,
while,
whisper
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
quiets, quieting, quieted |
| definition 1: |
to make quiet.
Will you quiet your dog?- synonyms:
- hush, silence
- similar words:
- calm, gag, mellow, muffle, mute, muzzle, shut up, still
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| definition 2: |
to become quiet (often followed by "down").
The baby quieted down when I sang to him.- synonyms:
- hush, subside
- similar words:
- calm, ease, lessen, lull, relax, settle, still
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| related words: |
appease, collect, lower, sink |
(v.)quiet
+ adverb
bit, down
(v.)quiet
+ noun
critic, mind, noise
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
freedom from noise.
We love going to the lake because of the quiet there.- synonyms:
- silence, still
- similar words:
- hush, peace
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| related words: |
lull, order, peace |
adjective + (n.)quiet
real, relative
verb + (n.)quiet
keep
(n.)quiet
+ verb
break, descend, settle
noun + (n.)quiet
crowd, voice
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| derivations: |
quietly (adv.), quietness (n.) |
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