quiet

1. Characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity (synset 301929162)
   "a quiet life"; "a quiet throng of onlookers"; "quiet peace-loving people"; "the factions remained quiet for almost 10 years"
   also:

   • unagitated - not agitated or disturbed emotionally
   • peaceable, peaceful - not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war
   • tame - very restrained or quiet
   similar to:

   • quiescent - marked by a state of tranquil repose
   • untroubled - free from turmoil or worries
2. Free of noise or uproar;
   Or making little if any sound (synset 301925383)
   "a quiet audience at the concert"; "the room was dark and quiet"
   also:

   • inaudible, unhearable - impossible to hear; imperceptible by the ear
   • soft - (of sound) relatively low in volume
   similar to:

   • noiseless - making no sound
   • silent, soundless, still - marked by absence of sound
   • stilly - (poetic) still or calm
   • tiptoe - walking on the tips of ones's toes so as to make no noise
3. Not showy or obtrusive (synset 301855098)
   "clothes in quiet good taste"
   similar to: unostentatious, unpretending, unpretentious - not ostentatious
   same as: restrained
4. In a softened tone (synset 301458319)
   "hushed voices"; "muted trumpets"; "a subdued whisper"; "a quiet reprimand"
   similar to: soft - (of sound) relatively low in volume
   same as: hushed, muted, subdued
5. (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves (synset 300303750)
   "a ribbon of sand between the angry sea and the placid bay"; "the quiet waters of a lagoon"; "a lake of tranquil blue water reflecting a tranquil blue sky"; "a smooth channel crossing"; "scarcely a ripple on the still water"; "unruffled water"
   similar to: calm - (of weather) free from storm or wind
   same as: placid, smooth, still, tranquil, unruffled
6. (of the sun) characterized by a low level of surface phenomena, such as sunspots (synset 300043834)
   referred to in: astronomy, uranology - the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole

1. A period of calm weather (synset 114546558)
   "there was a lull in the storm"
   is a type of: calmness - an absence of strong winds or rain
   same as: lull
2. An untroubled state;
   Free from disturbances (synset 113992548)
   is a type of: order - established customary state (especially of society)
   same as: tranquility, tranquillity
3. The absence of sound (synset 104989456)
   "he needed silence in order to sleep"; "the street was quiet"
   is a type of: sound property - an attribute of sound
   subtypes:

   • hush, still, stillness - (poetic) tranquil silence
   • speechlessness - the property of being speechless
   • quietness, soundlessness - the property of making no sound
   same as: silence
4. A disposition free from stress or emotion (synset 104911529)
   is a type of: calm, calmness, composure, equanimity - steadiness of mind under stress
   subtypes: ataraxia - peace of mind
   same as: placidity, repose, serenity, tranquility, tranquillity

1. With little or no activity or no agitation (`quiet' is a nonstandard variant for `quietly') (synset 400231184)
   "her hands rested quietly in her lap"; "the rock star was quietly led out the back door"; "sit here as quiet as you can"
   same as: quietly

1. Become quiet or quieter (synset 202194634)
   "The audience fell silent when the speaker entered"
   is a type of: change intensity - increase or decrease in intensity
   same as: hush, pipe down, quiesce, quiet down, quieten
   verb group: hush, hush up, quieten, shut up, silence, still - cause to be quiet or not talk
2. Make calm or still (synset 201768652)
   "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"
   is a type of: comfort, console, solace, soothe - give moral or emotional strength to
   subtypes:

   • lull - calm by deception
   • compose - calm (someone, especially oneself); make quiet
   • appease, assuage, conciliate, gentle, gruntle, lenify, mollify, pacify, placate - cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
   • assure, reassure - cause to feel sure; give reassurance to
   same as: calm, calm down, lull, quieten, still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize

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