quiet

  • 31quiet*/*/*/ — [ˈkwaɪət] adj I 1) making very little or no noise some quiet soothing music[/ex] Be quiet, please. I m trying to read.[/ex] 2) not talking, or not usually talking He s a quiet sensitive boy.[/ex] 3) not very busy, or with not much activity a… …

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  • 32quiet — {{11}}quiet (adj.) late 14c., peaceable, at rest, restful, tranquil, from O.Fr. quiet and directly from L. quietus (see QUIET (Cf. quiet) (n.)). Related: Quietly; quietness. {{12}}quiet (n.) c.1300, freedom from disturbance or conflict, from O.Fr …

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  • 33quiet — 1. adjective 1) the whole pub went quiet Syn: silent, still, hushed, noiseless, soundless; mute, dumb, speechless Ant: noisy 2) a quiet voice Syn …

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  • 34quiet — adjective (quieter, quietest) 1》 making little or no noise.     ↘free from activity, disturbance, or excitement.     ↘undisturbed; uninterrupted. 2》 discreet, moderate, or restrained.     ↘(of a person) tranquil and reserved.     ↘(of a colour or …

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  • 35quiet — Synonyms and related words: Attic, Buddha like composure, Oriental calm, abate, aesthetic, allay, appease, arrange, arrangement, array, artistic, asleep, at peace, at rest, ataraxia, ataraxy, awful silence, back door, backstairs, backward, becalm …

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  • 36quiet — 1. adjective 1) the whole pub went quiet Syn: silent, still, hushed, noiseless, soundless, mute, dumb, speechless 2) a quiet voice Syn: soft, low, muted …

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  • 37quiet —   1. Quality. Mālie, ho omālie, hilu, wailana, malu, maluhia, ho omalu, ho ola i, la i, pohu, malino.   Also: kuapapa, nihi, kaulana, hālana, ōpūhea, ku inehe, kuakapu, la ikū, palanehe, kōnale, kāpehe, kūpalaiki, haumalu, maialile, no eno e,… …

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  • 38Quiet (EP) — Infobox Album Name = Quiet Type = EP Artist = Jim Ward Released = November 6, 2007 (US) Recorded = July 2007, Clap of Thunder, El Paso, TX Genre = Alternative country, Acoustic rock Length = 16:18 Label = Civil Defense League Producer = Mixed =… …

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  • 39quiet — n. to shatter the quiet * * * [ kwaɪət] to shatter the quiet …

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  • 40quiet — [14] The Latin noun quiēs meant ‘quiet’ (it came from a prehistoric Indo European base *qwi ‘rest’, which also produced English while and the final syllable of tranquil). From it was derived the verb quiēscere ‘be still’ (source of English… …

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