quiet - Definition | Dictionary definition of quiet

Definition of quiet

Adjectives

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"

Synonyms:: unagitated
not agitated or disturbed emotionally; peaceable, peaceful
not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war; tame
very restrained or quiet; quiescent
marked by a state of tranquil repose; untroubled
free from turmoil or worries

Antonyms:: unquiet
characterized by unrest or disorder; agitated
troubled emotionally and usually deeply; uneasy
lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance; wild
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control; disruptive, riotous, troubled, tumultuous, turbulent
characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination; squalling, squally
characterized by short periods of noisy commotion; show more antonyms...

free of noise or uproar; or making little if any sound

"a quiet audience at the concert"

"the room was dark and quiet"

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

Antonyms:: noisy
full of or characterized by loud and nonmusical sounds; cacophonic, cacophonous
having an unpleasant sound; loud
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity; blatant, clamant, clamorous, strident, vociferous
conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry; abuzz, buzzing
noisy like the sound of a bee; clanging, clangorous
having a loud resonant metallic sound; clanking
having a hard nonresonant metallic sound; clattery
a rattling sound as of hard things striking together; creaky, screaky
having a rasping or grating sound; rackety, rip-roaring, uproarious
uncontrollably noisy; reedy, wheezy
having a tone of a reed instrument; stertorous
of breathing having a heavy snoring sound; swishy
resembling a sustained `sh' or soft whistle; thundering
sounding like thunder; whirring
like the sound of rapidly vibrating wings; show more antonyms...

not showy or obtrusive

"clothes in quiet good taste"

Synonyms:: restrained; unostentatious, unpretending, unpretentious
not ostentatious

in a softened tone

"a quiet reprimand"

Synonyms:: hushed, muted, subdued; soft
(of sound) relatively low in volume

(of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves

"the quiet waters of a lagoon"

Synonyms:: placid, smooth, still, tranquil, unruffled; calm
(of weather) free from storm or wind

of the sun characterized by a low level of surface phenomena like sunspots e.g.

Antonyms:: active
(of the sun) characterized by an increased occurrence of sunspots and flares and radio emissions

Nouns

a period of calm weather

Synonyms:: lull

Type of:: calmness
an absence of strong winds or rain

an untroubled state; free from disturbances

Synonyms:: tranquility, tranquillity

Type of:: order
established customary state (especially of society)

the absence of sound

"the street was quiet"

Synonyms:: silence

Antonyms:: sound
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause

Types:: show 4 types...; hide 4 types...; hush, still, stillness
(poetic) tranquil silence; speechlessness
the property of being speechless; quietness, soundlessness
the property of making no sound; noiselessness
the property of making no noise

Type of:: sound property
an attribute of sound

a disposition free from stress or emotion

Synonyms:: placidity, repose, serenity, tranquility, tranquillity

Types:: ataraxia
peace of mind

Type of:: calm, calmness, composure, equanimity
steadiness of mind under stress

Verbs

become quiet or quieter

Synonyms:: hush, pipe down, quiesce, quiet down, quieten; hush up, shut up, silence, still
cause to be quiet or not talk

Antonyms:: louden
become louder

Type of:: change intensity
increase or decrease in intensity

make calm or still

"quiet the dragons of worry and fear"

Synonyms:: calm, calm down, lull, quieten, still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize

Antonyms:: agitate
cause to be agitated, excited, or roused; charge, charge up, commove, excite, rouse, turn on; show more antonyms...

Types:: show 4 types...; hide 4 types...; 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