Definition of quietest Quietest
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What does quietest mean?
Part of speech
🔤- quietest, adjective, superlative of quiet.
WordNet
Adjectivequiet, quieter, quietest |
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| quiet - free of noise or uproar; or making little if any sound; "a quiet audience at the concert"; "the room was dark and quiet" | ||
| noisy attracting attention by showiness or bright colors; "a noisy sweater" | ||
| inaudible, unhearable impossible to hear; imperceptible by the ear; "an inaudible conversation" | ||
| soft not brilliant or glaring; "the moon cast soft shadows"; "soft pastel colors"; "subdued lighting" | ||
| noiseless making no sound; "th' inaudible and noiseless foot of time"- Shakespeare | ||
| soundless, silent, still having a frequency below or above the range of human audibility; "a silent dog whistle" | ||
| stilly (poetic) still or calm; "in the stilly night" | ||
| quiet - 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" | ||
| unquiet characterized by unrest or disorder; "unquiet days of riots"; "following the assassination of Martin Luter King ours was an unquiet nation"; "spent an unquiet night tossing and turning" | ||
| peaceful, peaceable not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war; "a peaceful nation"; "peaceful times"; "a far from peaceful Christmas"; "peaceful sleep" | ||
| tame flat and uninspiring | ||
| unagitated not agitated or disturbed emotionally | ||
| quiescent (pathology) causing no symptoms; "a quiescent tumor" | ||
| quiet - of the sun characterized by a low level of surface phenomena like sunspots e.g. | ||
| astronomy, uranology the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole | ||
| quiet - not showy or obtrusive; "clothes in quiet good taste" | ||
| restrained | ||
| quiet - (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" | ||
| placid, still, tranquil, smooth, unruffled | ||
| calm (of weather) free from storm or wind; "calm seas" | ||
| quiet - in a softened tone; "hushed voices"; "muted trumpets"; "a subdued whisper"; "a quiet reprimand" | ||
| hushed, muted, subdued | ||
| soft not brilliant or glaring; "the moon cast soft shadows"; "soft pastel colors"; "subdued lighting" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- quiet (Noun)
The absence of sound; quietness. - quiet (Noun)
The absence of movement; stillness, tranquility. - quiet (Verb)
To become quiet, silent, still, tranquil, calm. - quiet (Verb)
To cause someone to become quiet. - quiet (Adjective)
With little or no sound; free from of disturbing noise. - quiet (Adjective)
Having little motion or activity; calm. - quiet (Adjective)
Not busy, of low quantity. - quiet (Adjective)
Not talking much or not talking loudly; reserved.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- quiet (a.)
In a state of rest or calm; without stir, motion, or agitation; still; as, a quiet sea; quiet air. - quiet (a.)
Free from noise or disturbance; hushed; still. - quiet (a.)
Not excited or anxious; calm; peaceful; placid; settled; as, a quiet life; a quiet conscience. - quiet (a.)
Not giving offense; not exciting disorder or trouble; not turbulent; gentle; mild; meek; contented. - quiet (a.)
Not showy; not such as to attract attention; undemonstrative; as, a quiet dress; quiet colors; a quiet movement. - quiet (a.)
The quality or state of being quiet, or in repose; as an hour or a time of quiet. - quiet (a.)
Freedom from disturbance, noise, or alarm; stillness; tranquillity; peace; security. - quiet (v. t.)
To stop motion in; to still; to reduce to a state of rest, or of silence. - quiet (v. t.)
To calm; to appease; to pacify; to lull; to allay; to tranquillize; as, to quiet the passions; to quiet clamors or disorders; to quiet pain or grief. - quiet (v. i.)
To become still, silent, or calm; -- often with down; as, be soon quieted down.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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The absence of movement.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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kwī′et, adj. at rest: calm: smooth: peaceable: gentle, inoffensive: silent, still: free from gaudiness, in good taste: free from bustle or formality.—n. the state of being at rest: repose: calm: stillness: peace.—v.t. to bring to rest: to stop motion: to calm or pacify: to lull: to allay.—v.i. to become quiet, to abate.—n. Quī′etāge (Spens.), quiet.—v.t. Quī′eten, to make quiet, calm.—v.i. to become quiet.—n. Quī′eter (Shak.), a person or thing that quiets.—v.t. Quī′etise, to make quiet.—ns. Quī′etism, rest of the mind: mental tranquillity: apathy: the doctrine that religious perfection on earth consists in passive and uninterrupted contemplation of the Deity; Quī′etist, one who believes in this doctrine (Molinos, Mme. Guyon, &c.).—adj. Quietist′ic, pertaining to quietism.—n. Quī′etive, anything that induces quiet.—adv. Quī′etly, in a quiet manner: without motion or alarm: calmly: silently: patiently.—ns. Quī′etness, Quī′etude, rest: repose: freedom from agitation or alarm: stillness: peace: silence.—adj. Quī′etsome (Spens.), calm, still, undisturbed.—n. Quiē′tus, a final settlement or discharge: ending generally: (slang) a severe blow.—At quiet (B.), peaceful; In quiet, quietly; On the quiet, clandestinely; Out of quiet, disturbed. [L. quietus—quiscĕre, to rest.]
