Meaning

  1. (comparable) quiet (with little or no sound)
  2. (comparable) quiet (having little motion or activity; calm)
  3. (comparable) quiet (not talking much or not talking loudly; reserved)

Frequency

B1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkjɛ.tu/
Etymology

In summary

Learned borrowing from Latin quiētus. Doublet of quedo and quite, which were inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese.

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