quiet
See also: qui et
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle English quiete, from Old French quiet (adjective) and quiete (noun), from Latin quiētus, past participle of quiēscere (“to keep quiet, rest”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷyeh₁- (“rest”). Doublet of coy and quietus.
PronunciationEdit
- enPR: kwī'ĭt, IPA(key): /ˈkwaɪ.ɪt/
- (weak vowel merger) enPR: kwī'ət, IPA(key): /ˈkwaɪ.ət/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -aɪət
AdjectiveEdit
quiet (comparative quieter or more quiet, superlative quietest or most quiet)
- With little or no sound; free of disturbing noise.
- I can't hear the music; it is too quiet.
- Having little motion or activity; calm.
- the sea was quiet
- a quiet night at home
- all quiet on the Western front
- Not busy, of low quantity.
- 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 8, in The China Governess[1]:
- It was a casual sneer, obviously one of a long line. There was hatred behind it, but of a quiet, chronic type, nothing new or unduly virulent, and he was taken aback by the flicker of amazed incredulity that passed over the younger man's ravaged face.
- The traffic was quiet for a Monday morning.
- Business was quiet for the season.
- Not talking much or not talking loudly; reserved.
- He's a very quiet man usually, but is very chatty after a few beers.
- Not showy; undemonstrative.
- a quiet dress
- quiet colours
- a quiet movement
- (software) Requiring little or no interaction.
- a quiet install
QuotationsEdit
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:quiet.
SynonymsEdit
- (with little sound): See also Thesaurus:silent
- (having little motion): See also Thesaurus:calm
- (not busy): slow, unbusy
- (not talking): See also Thesaurus:taciturn
- (not showy): modest, plain, simple
AntonymsEdit
TranslationsEdit
with little sound
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having little motion
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not busy
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not talking
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VerbEdit
quiet (third-person singular simple present quiets, present participle quieting, simple past and past participle quieted)
- (transitive) To cause (someone or something) to become quiet.
- Synonyms: quiet down, quieten
- Can you quiet your child? He’s making lots of noise.
- The umpire quieted the crowd so the game could continue in peace.
- 1631, Saint Augustine, “He Admires Gods Majesty, and is Inflamed with a Deepe Desire of Praising Him”, in William Watts, transl., Saint Augustines Confessions Translated: […], London: […] Iohn Norton, for Iohn Partridge […], →OCLC, book 1, paragraph 1, page 2:
- For thou haſt created us for thy ſelfe, and our heart cannot be quieted till it may fine repoſe in thee.
- (intransitive) To become quiet or calm.
- Synonyms: quiet down, quieten
- When you quiet, we can start talking.
TranslationsEdit
to cause (someone or something) to become quiet
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to become quiet or calm
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NounEdit
quiet (plural quiets)
- The absence of sound; quietness.
- There was a strange quiet in the normally very lively plaza.
- We need a bit of quiet before we can start the show.
- The absence of movement; stillness, tranquility.
- The absence of disturbance or trouble; peace, security.
- 1593, anonymous, The Life and Death of Iacke Straw […], Act III:
- The King & his Nobles thinke they may ſleepe in quiet,
Now they haue giuen vs a little holy water at the Court,
But thers no ſuch matter, we be no ſuch fooles,
To be bobd out with words and after come to hanging: […]
TranslationsEdit
absence of sound
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absence of movement
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InterjectionEdit
quiet
- Be quiet.
- Quiet! The children are sleeping.
Related termsEdit
- acquiesce
- acquiet
- disquiet
- have a quiet word
- inquietude
- keep quiet
- on the quiet
- peace and quiet
- quiesce
- quiescence
- quiescent
- quiet as a mouse
- quiet coach
- quiet down
- quiet enjoyment
- quiet lung
- quiet period
- quietage
- quieten
- quietism
- quietist
- quietly
- quietness
- quietsom
- quietude
- requiem
- so quiet one can hear a pin drop
- ultraquiet
- unquiet
Further readingEdit
- quiet in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- quiet in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911
- quiet at OneLook Dictionary Search
- Douglas Harper (2001–2023), “quiet”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
AnagramsEdit
CatalanEdit
EtymologyEdit
First attested 1490. From Latin quiētus, in this form probably a borrowing or a semi-learned term; compare also the Old Catalan form quet, queda, which was likely inherited.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
quiet (feminine quieta, masculine plural quiets, feminine plural quietes)
SynonymsEdit
Related termsEdit
CopallénEdit
NounEdit
quiet
ReferencesEdit
- Willem F. H. Adelaar, The Languages of the Andes
FrenchEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Latin quiētus, from quiēs (“rest”). Doublet of coi, which was inherited, and quitte, another borrowing.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
quiet (feminine quiète, masculine plural quiets, feminine plural quiètes)
Usage notesEdit
Its antonym inquiet is much more common.
SynonymsEdit
- See calme
Related termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “quiet”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
OccitanEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
quiet m (feminine singular quieta, masculine plural quiets, feminine plural quietas)