quiet

Meaning

Adj

1. With little or no sound; free of disturbing noise.
2. Having little motion or activity; calm.
3. Not busy, of low quantity.
4. Not talking much or not talking loudly; reserved.
5. Not showy; undemonstrative.
6. Requiring little or no interaction.

Verb

1. (transitive) To cause (someone or something) to become quiet.
2. (intransitive) To become quiet or calm.

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) The absence of sound; quietness.
2. (countable, uncountable) The absence of movement; stillness, tranquility.
3. (countable, uncountable) The absence of disturbance or trouble; peace, security.

Intj

Be quiet.

Opposite of

loud, quiet, silent, garrulous, prolix, curt, laconic, reserved, reticent, taciturn

Synonyms

calm

silent

🔇

still

peaceful

silence

tranquil

peace

☮️

hush

gentle

stillness

tranquillity

tranquility

calmness

quieten

soothe

noiseless

serene

serenity

soft

placid

pacify

restful

rest

peacefulness

repose

quietness

calm down

lull

shut up

appease

peaceable

taciturn

reserved

quietly

modest

mild

meek

slow

tranquillize

assuage

tranquilize

reticent

composed

placidity

allay

sedate

docile

quiescent

mute

🔇

quietude

Translations

calme

ruhig

tranquille

tranquilo

still

silencieux

🔇

Ruhe

quieto

rustig

tranquillo

silencioso

🔇

silenzioso

🔇

quieto

leise

Stille

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkwaɪ.ɪt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: quiete

In summary

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, quit, quite, and quietus. Largely displaced native English still in the sense of "with little or no sound".

Sentences

But he kept quiet , because he had heard what the alchemist said to the monk .