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RELATED WORDS : be quiet keep quiet quiet down quiet spell

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun quiet has 4 senses

• quiet(n = noun.state) lull - a period of calm weather; "there was a lull in the storm"
is a kind of calmness

• quiet(n = noun.state) tranquility, tranquillity - an untroubled state; free from disturbances; Array
is a kind of order

• quiet(n = noun.attribute) silence - the absence of sound; "he needed silence in order to sleep"; "the street was quiet"
has particulars: hush, still, stillness, speechlessness, quietness, soundlessness
is a kind of sound property
Derived form verb quiet₁

• quiet(n = noun.attribute) placidity, repose, serenity, tranquility, tranquillity - a disposition free from stress or emotion; Array
is a kind of calm, calmness, composure, equanimity
has particulars: ataraxia
Derived form verb quiet₂

Adjective quiet has 6 senses

• quiet(a = adj.all) Array - characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity; "a quiet life"; "a quiet throng of onlookers"; "quiet peace-loving people"; "the factions remained quiet for almost 10 years"
Derived form noun quietness₂
Antonym: unquiet

• quiet(a = adj.all) Array - free of noise or uproar; or making little if any sound; "a quiet audience at the concert"; "the room was dark and quiet"
Antonym: noisy
Derived form noun quietness₁

• quiet(s = adj.all) restrained - not showy or obtrusive; "clothes in quiet good taste"
• quiet(s = adj.all) hushed, muted, subdued - in a softened tone; "hushed voices"; "muted trumpets"; "a subdued whisper"; "a quiet reprimand"
• quiet(s = adj.all) placid, smooth, still, tranquil, unruffled - (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves; "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"
Derived form noun quietness₂

• quiet(a = adj.all) Array - of the sun characterized by a low level of surface phenomena like sunspots e.g.; Array
Antonym: active

Verb quiet has 2 senses

• quiet(v = verb.perception) hush, pipe down, quiesce, quiet down, quieten - become quiet or quieter; "The audience fell silent when the speaker entered"
is one way to change intensity
Derived form noun quiet₃
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s

• quiet(v = verb.emotion) calm, calm down, lull, quieten, still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize - make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"
is one way to comfort, console, solace, soothe
Derived form noun quiet₄
Sample sentence:
The performance is likely to quiet Sue

Adverbial quiet has 1 sense

• quiet(r = adv.all) quietly - with little or no activity or no agitation (`quiet' is a nonstandard variant for `quietly'); "her hands rested quietly in her lap"; "the rock star was quietly led out the back door"; "sit here as quiet as you can"

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THESAURUS

quiet

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, bloodless, brief, broken, brusque, calm, calm disposition, calm down, calm of mind, calmness, cease, cessation, chaste, chastened, choice, choke, choke off, clandestine, classic, cloistered, close, close-tongued, closemouthed, comfort, comfortable, compose, composed, composure, concise, concord, concordant, constrained, contemplation, cool, cool off, coolheaded, coolheadedness, coolness, countenance, covert, cradle, creamy, curt, dead, dead of night, deathlike silence, decrease, delicate, deploy, deployment, die down, disposal, dispose, disposition, domesticated, dormant, dovelike, dulcify, dumb, dumbfound, dwindle, dwindling, ease, easy mind, ebb, ebbing, echoless, economical of words, eggshell, even out, even-tenored, excellent, fall silent, feline, festal, fixed, flat, form, formation, furtive, gag, gentle, gloss, golden silence, grade, halcyon, halt, harmonize, harmony, hidlings, hierarchize, hole-and-corner, holiday, homely, housebroken, hugger-mugger, humble, hush, hush as death, hush of night, hush-hush, hushed, icy calm, idle, idyllic, impassive, imperturbability, imperturbation, in good taste, inactive, inactivity, inaudibility, inaudible, indisposed to talk, indisturbance, inert, iridescent, isolated, laconic, lamblike, law and order, lay out, layout, lessen, light, line up, lineup, lucid stillness, lull, marmoreal repose, marshal, marshaling, meek, mellow, mental composure, methodize, mild, molder, moldering, mollify, mother-of-pearl, motionless, mousy, muffle, mum, mute, muzzle, nacreous, nirvana, noiseless, noiselessness, normalize, of choice, of quality, opalescent, order, orderliness, orderly, organization, organize, pacific, pacify, pale, passive, pastel, pastoral, patinaed, peace, peace and quiet, peace of mind, peaceable, peaceful, peacefulness, peacetime, pearly, philosophic composure, philosophical, philosophicalness, philosophy, pipe down, piping, placid, placidity, placidness, plain, pleasing, pour balm into, privy, proportion, pure, put to silence, quell, quiesce, quiescence, quiescency, quiescent, quiet down, quiet life, quiet mind, quieten, quietism, quietness, quietude, rank, regularity, regularize, regulate, relaxation, repose, reposeful, reposing, reserved, rest, restful, restfulness, resting, restrained, retired, retiring, rock, rock to sleep, routine, routinize, sabbatical, sad, sangfroid, satori, secluded, semigloss, sequestered, sequestrated, serene, serenity, set up, settle, setup, sheltered, shifty, short, shrinking, shush, shut down on, shut up, silence, silent, silentness, silken repose, simple, skulking, sleep, sleepy, slinking, slinky, slumber, sly, smooth, smooth down, smooth over, smoothen, sneaking, sneaky, snug, sober, soft, soft-colored, soft-hued, soft-pedal, softened, solemn silence, somber, soothe, soothingness, soundless, soundlessness, sparing of words, speechless, squash, squelch, stabilize, standardize, stationary, steady, stealthy, stifle, still, still as death, stillish, stillness, stilly, stoic, stolid, stop, strike dumb, structure, subaudible, subdue, subdued, subside, subsiding, subtle, surreptitious, sweet, symmetry, system, systematize, tacitness, taciturn, taciturnity, tame, tamed, tasteful, tasty, temperate, termination, terse, throttle, tight-lipped, tomblike silence, tongue-tied, tranquil, tranquilize, tranquillity, unaffected, unagitated, unarticulated, unbuttoned ease, under-the-counter, under-the-table, undercover, underground, underhand, underhanded, understated, undisturbed, unexcited, unhearable, uniformity, unloquacious, unmoved, unmoving, unobtrusive, unperturbed, unpretentious, unpronounced, unruffled, unruffledness, unsounded, unstirring, untalkative, untroubled, unuttered, unvocalized, unvoiced, vacational, wane, waning, well-chosen, whisht, whist, wise passiveness, withdrawn, word-bound, wordless

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Dissuasion

VB dissuade, dehort, cry out against, remonstrate, expostulate, warn, contraindicate, disincline, indispose, shake, stagger, dispirit, discourage, dishearten, deter, repress, hold back, keep back, render averse, repel, turn aside, wean from, act as a drag, throw cold water on, damp, cool, chill, blunt, calm, quiet, quench, deprecate, disenchant, disillusion, deflate, take down a peg, pop one's balloon, prick one's balloon, burst one's bubble, disabuse (correction).

Leisure

N leisure, convenience, spare time, spare hours, spare moments, vacant hour, time, time to spare, time on one's hands, holiday, relaxation, otium cum dignitate, ease, no hurry, no big rush, no deadline, leisure, leisurely, slow, deliberate, quiet, calm, undisturbed, at leisure, at one's ease, at loose ends, at a loose end, unhurriedly, deliberately, without undue haste, anytime, time hanging heavy on one's hands, eile mit Weile.

Inexcitability

N inexcitability, imperturbability, inirritability, even temper, tranquil mind, dispassion, tolerance, patience, coolth, passiveness, hebetude, hebetation, impassibility, stupefaction, coolness, calmness, composure, placidity, indisturbance, imperturbation, sang froid, tranquility, serenity, quiet, quietude, peace of mind, mental calmness, staidness, gravity, sobriety, Quakerism, philosophy, equanimity, stoicism, command of temper, self-possession, self-control, self-command, self-restraint, ice water in one's veins, presence of mind, submission, resignation, sufferance, supportance, endurance, longsufferance, forbearance, longanimity, fortitude, patience of Job, patience on a monument, patience 'sovereign o'er transmuted ill', moderation, repression of feelings, subjugation of feeling, restraint, tranquillization, inexcitable, unexcitable, imperturbable, unsusceptible, unpassionate, dispassionate, cold-blooded, irritable, enduring, stoical, Platonic, philosophic, staid, stayed, sober, sober minded, grave, sober as a judge, grave as a judge, sedate, demure, cool-headed, easy-going, peaceful, placid, calm, quiet as a mouse, tranquil, serene, cool as a cucumber, cool as a custard, undemonstrative, temperate, composed, collected, unexcited, unstirred, unruffled, undisturbed, unperturbed, unimpassioned, unoffended, unresisting, meek, tolerant, patient, patient as Job, submissive, tame, content, resigned, chastened, subdued, lamblike, gentle as a lamb, suaviter in modo, mild as mothers milk, soft as peppermint, armed with patience, bearing with, clement, long-suffering, like patience on a monument smiling at grief, aequo animo, in cold blood, more in sorrow than in anger, Int, patience!, and shuffle the cards, cool calm and collected, keep calm in the midst of a storm, adversity's sweet milk, philosophy, mens aequa in arduis philosophia stemma non inspec, quo me cumque rapit tempestas deferor hospes, they also serve who only stand and wait.

Moderation

N moderation, lenity, temperateness, gentleness, sobriety, quiet, mental calmness, moderating, anaphrodisia, relaxation, remission, mitigation, tranquilization, assuagement, contemporation, pacification, measure, juste milieu, golden mean, ariston metron, moderator, lullaby, sedative, lenitive, demulcent, antispasmodic, carminative, laudanum, rose water, balm, poppy, opiate, anodyne, milk, opium, poppy or mandragora, wet blanket, palliative, moderate, lenient, gentle, mild, mellow, cool, sober, temperate, reasonable, measured, tempered, calm, unruffled, quiet, tranquil, still, slow, smooth, untroubled, tame, peaceful, peaceable, pacific, halcyon, unexciting, unirritating, soft, bland, oily, demulcent, lenitive, anodyne, hypnotic, sedative, antiorgastic, anaphrodisiac, mild as mother's milk, milk and water, moderately, gingerly, piano, under easy sail, at half speed, within bounds, within compass, in reason, est modue in rebus, pour oil on troubled waters, moderation, lenity, temperateness, gentleness, sobriety, quiet, mental calmness, moderating, anaphrodisia, relaxation, remission, mitigation, tranquilization, assuagement, contemporation, pacification, measure, juste milieu, golden mean, ariston metron, moderator, lullaby, sedative, lenitive, demulcent, antispasmodic, carminative, laudanum, rose water, balm, poppy, opiate, anodyne, milk, opium, poppy or mandragora, wet blanket, palliative, moderate, lenient, gentle, mild, mellow, cool, sober, temperate, reasonable, measured, tempered, calm, unruffled, quiet, tranquil, still, slow, smooth, untroubled, tame, peaceful, peaceable, pacific, halcyon, unexciting, unirritating, soft, bland, oily, demulcent, lenitive, anodyne, hypnotic, sedative, antiorgastic, anaphrodisiac, mild as mother's milk, milk and water, moderately, gingerly, piano, under easy sail, at half speed, within bounds, within compass, in reason, est modue in rebus, pour oil on troubled waters.

VB be moderate, keep within bounds, keep within compass, sober down, settle down, keep the peace, remit, relent, take in sail, moderate, soften, mitigate, temper, accoy, attemper, contemper, mollify, lenify, dulcify, dull, take off the edge, blunt, obtund, sheathe, subdue, chasten, sober down, tone down, smooth down, weaken, lessen, check palliate, tranquilize, pacify, assuage, appease, swag, lull, soothe, compose, still, calm, calm down, cool, quiet, hush, quell, sober, pacify, tame, damp, lay, allay, rebate, slacken, smooth, alleviate, rock to sleep, deaden, smooth, throw cold water on, throw a wet blanket over, turn off, slake, curb, tame, smooth over, pour oil on the waves, pour oil on the troubled waters, pour balm into, mattre de l'eau dans son vin, go out like a lamb, roar you as gently as any sucking dove.

Quiescence

N quiescence, rest, stillness, quiescence, stagnation, stagnancy, fixity, immobility, catalepsy, indisturbance, quietism, quiet, tranquility, calm, repose, peace, dead calm, anticyclone, statue-like repose, silence, not a breath of air, not a mouse stirring, sleep, pause, lull, stand still, standing still, lock, dead lock, dead stop, dead stand, full stop, fix, embargo, resting place, gite, bivouac, home, pillow, haven, goal, quiescent, still, motionless, moveless, fixed, stationary, immotile, at rest at a stand, at a standstill, at anchor, stock, still, standing still, sedentary, untraveled, stay-at-home, becalmed, stagnant, quiet, unmoved, undisturbed, unruffled, calm, restful, cataleptic, immovable, sleeping, silent, still as a statue, still as a post, still as a mouse, still as death, vegetative, vegetating, at a stand, tout court, at the halt, Int, stop!, stay!, avast!, halt!, hold hard!, whoa!, hold!, sabr karo!, requiescat in pace, Deus nobis haec otia fecit, the noonday quiet holds the hill, quiescence, rest, stillness, quiescence, stagnation, stagnancy, fixity, immobility, catalepsy, indisturbance, quietism, quiet, tranquility, calm, repose, peace, dead calm, anticyclone, statue-like repose, silence, not a breath of air, not a mouse stirring, sleep, pause, lull, stand still, standing still, lock, dead lock, dead stop, dead stand, full stop, fix, embargo, resting place, gite, bivouac, home, pillow, haven, goal, quiescent, still, motionless, moveless, fixed, stationary, immotile, at rest at a stand, at a standstill, at anchor, stock, still, standing still, sedentary, untraveled, stay-at-home, becalmed, stagnant, quiet, unmoved, undisturbed, unruffled, calm, restful, cataleptic, immovable, sleeping, silent, still as a statue, still as a post, still as a mouse, still as death, vegetative, vegetating, at a stand, tout court, at the halt, Int, stop!, stay!, avast!, halt!, hold hard!, whoa!, hold!, sabr karo!, requiescat in pace, Deus nobis haec otia fecit, the noonday quiet holds the hill.

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