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.

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AdjectiveEdit

quiet (comparative quieter or more quiet, superlative quietest or most quiet)

  1. With little or no sound; free of disturbing noise.
    I can't hear the music; it is too quiet.
  2. Having little motion or activity; calm.
    the sea was quiet
    a quiet night at home
    all quiet on the Western front
  3. 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.
  4. Not talking much or not talking loudly; reserved.
    He's a very quiet man usually, but is very chatty after a few beers.
  5. Not showy; undemonstrative.
    a quiet dress
    quiet colours
    a quiet movement
  6. (software) Requiring little or no interaction.
    a quiet install

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VerbEdit

quiet (third-person singular simple present quiets, present participle quieting, simple past and past participle quieted)

  1. (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.
  2. (intransitive) To become quiet or calm.
    Synonyms: quiet down, quieten
    When you quiet, we can start talking.

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NounEdit

quiet (plural quiets)

  1. 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.
  2. The absence of movement; stillness, tranquility.
  3. 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: []

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InterjectionEdit

quiet

  1. Be quiet.
    Quiet! The children are sleeping.

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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.

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quiet (feminine quieta, masculine plural quiets, feminine plural quietes)

  1. calm, stopped
  2. quiet

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quiet

  1. water

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.

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quiet (feminine quiète, masculine plural quiets, feminine plural quiètes)

  1. (rare, literary) calm, quiet, peaceful, at ease

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Its antonym inquiet is much more common.

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OccitanEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin quiētus.

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quiet m (feminine singular quieta, masculine plural quiets, feminine plural quietas)

  1. calm, stopped
  2. quiet

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