Quiet

Quick meaning: Quiet is an adjective meaning With little or no sound; free of disturbing noise.

Meaning

With little or no sound; free of disturbing noise.

More Meanings

1. Having little motion or activity; calm.
2. Not busy, of low quantity.
3. Not talking much or not talking loudly; reserved.
4. Not showy; undemonstrative.
5. (software) Requiring little or no interaction.
6. (transitive) To cause (someone or something) to become quiet.
7. (intransitive) To become quiet or calm.

Example Sentences

the sea was quiet

a quiet night at home

all quiet on the Western front

Business was quiet for the season.

Word Forms

• quieter
• quietest
• quiets
• quieting
• quieted

Synonyms for quiet

Depending on context, synonyms include faint, hushed, low, muffled, soft, still.

Antonyms for quiet

Common opposites include noisy, silent, loud, blaring, blasting, booming.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include silent, silence, muted, quiescent, still, noiseless.

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