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quiet
noun
1 quiet
A period of calm weather.
synonym: lull.
Roget 174:
moderation,
lenity
etc.
740;
temperateness,
gentleness
etc.
adj.;
sobriety;
quiet;
mental calmness
etc.
(inexcitability)
826†.
moderating
etc.
v.;
anaphrodisia†;
relaxation,
remission,
mitigation,
tranquilization†,
assuagement,
contemporation†,
pacification.
measure,
juste milieu [Fr.],
golden mean,
ariston metron [Gr.].
moderator;
lullaby,
sedative,
lenitive,
demulcent,
antispasmodic,
carminative,
laudanum;
rose water,
balm,
poppy,
opiate,
anodyne,
milk,
opium,
poppy or mandragora;"
wet blanket;
palliative.
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Polish: cisza, spokój
2 quiet
3 quiet
The absence of sound:
— The street was quiet.
synonym: silence.
Dutch: antigeluid, rust, stilte
Polish: cichość, cisza
4 quiet
A disposition free from stress or emotion.
synonyms: placidity, repose, serenity, tranquility, tranquillity.
Roget 265:
rest;
stillness
etc.
adj.;
quiescence;
stagnation,
stagnancy;
fixity,
immobility,
catalepsy;
indisturbance†;
quietism.
quiet,
tranquility,
calm;
repose
etc.
687;
peace;
dead calm,
anticyclone†;
statue-like repose;
silence
etc.
203;
not a breath of air,
not a mouse stirring;
sleep
etc.
(inactivity)
683.
pause,
lull
etc.
(cessation)
142;
stand still;
standing still
etc.
v.;
lock;
dead lock,
dead stop,
dead stand;
full stop;
fix;
embargo.
resting place;
gite [Fr.];
bivouac;
home
etc.
(abode)
189;
pillow
etc.
(support)
215;
haven
etc.
(refuge)
666;
goal
etc.
(arrival)
292.
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Roget 826:
inexcitability†,
imperturbability,
inirritability†;
even temper,
tranquil mind,
dispassion;
tolerance,
patience,
coolth [Coll.].
passiveness
etc.
(physical inertness)
172;
hebetude†,
hebetation†;
impassibility
etc.
(insensibility)
823;
stupefaction.
coolness,
calmness
etc.
adj.;
composure,
placidity,
indisturbance†,
imperturbation†,
sang froid [Fr.],
tranquility,
serenity;
quiet,
quietude;
peace of mind,
mental calmness.
staidness
etc.
adj.;
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
etc.
725;
resignation;
sufferance,
supportance†,
endurance,
longsufferance†,
forbearance;
longanimity†;
fortitude;
patience of Job,
patience on a monument"
[Twelfth Night],
patience 'sovereign o'er transmuted ill'"
[Johnson];
moderation;
repression of feelings,
subjugation of feeling;
restraint
etc.
751.
tranquillization
etc.
(moderation)
174†.
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verb
1 quiet
2 quiet
Make calm or still:
— Quiet the dragons of worry and fear.
synonyms: calm, calm down, lull, quieten, still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize.
Roget 616:
dissuade,
dehort†,
cry out against,
remonstrate,
expostulate,
warn,
contraindicate.
disincline,
indispose,
shake,
stagger;
dispirit;
discourage,
dishearten;
deter;
repress,
hold back,
keep back
etc.
(restrain)
751;
render averse
etc.
603;
repel;
turn aside
etc.
(deviation)
279;
wean from;
act as a drag
etc.
(hinder)
706;
throw cold water on,
damp,
cool,
chill,
blunt,
calm,
quiet,
quench;
deprecate
etc.
766.
disenchant,
disillusion,
deflate,
take down a peg,
pop one's balloon,
prick one's balloon,
burst one's bubble;
disabuse
(correction)
527.1.
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Roget 174:
be moderate
etc.
adj.;
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
etc.
160;
lessen
etc.
(decrease)
36;
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
etc.
(restrain)
751;
tame
etc.
(subjugate)
749;
smooth over;
pour oil on the waves,
pour oil on the troubled waters;
pour balm into,
mattre de l'eau dans son vin [Fr.].
go out like a lamb,
roar you as gently as any sucking dove"
[Midsummer-Night's Dream].
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adjective
1 quiet
2 quiet
Free of noise or uproar; or making little if any sound.
Polish: cichy
3 quiet
Not showy or obtrusive:
— Clothes in quiet good taste.
synonym: restrained.
4 quiet
In a softened tone:
— A quiet reprimand.
synonyms: hushed, muted, subdued.
Polish: spokojny, spokojniutki
5 quiet
of a body of water Free from disturbance by heavy waves:
— The quiet waters of a lagoon.
synonyms: placid, smooth, still, tranquil, unruffled.
Roget 265:
quiescent,
still;
motionless,
moveless;
fixed;
stationary;
immotile;
at rest at a stand,
at a standstill,
at anchor;
stock,
still;
standing still
etc.
v.;
sedentary,
untraveled,
stay-at-home;
becalmed,
stagnant,
quiet;
unmoved,
undisturbed,
unruffled;
calm,
restful;
cataleptic;
immovable
etc.
(stable)
150;
sleeping
etc.
(inactive)
683;
silent
etc.
403;
still as a statue,
still as a post,
still as a mouse,
still as death;
vegetative,
vegetating.
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Roget 174:
moderate;
lenient
etc.
740;
gentle,
mild,
mellow;
cool,
sober,
temperate,
reasonable,
measured;
tempered
etc.
v.;
calm,
unruffled,
quiet,
tranquil,
still;
slow,
smooth,
untroubled;
tame;
peaceful,
peaceable;
pacific,
halcyon.
unexciting,
unirritating†;
soft,
bland,
oily,
demulcent,
lenitive,
anodyne;
hypnotic
etc.
683;
sedative;
antiorgastic†,
anaphrodisiac†.
mild as mother's milk;
milk and water.
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6 quiet
of the sun Characterized by a low level of surface phenomena, such as sunspots.
adverb
1 quiet
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.
synonym: quietly.
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