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Definition of Quiet
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Quiet
In a state of rest or calm; without stir, motion, or agitation; still; as, a quiet sea; quiet air. Free from noise or disturbance; hushed; still. Not excited or anxious; calm; peaceful; placid; settled; as, a quiet life; a quiet conscience. Not giving offense; not exciting disorder or trouble; not turbulent; gentle; mild; meek; contented. Not showy; not such as to attract attention; undemonstrative; as, a quiet dress; quiet colors; a quiet movement. The quality or state of being quiet, or in repose; as an hour or a time of quiet. Freedom from disturbance, noise, or alarm; stillness; tranquillity; peace; security. To stop motion in; to still; to reduce to a state of rest, or of silence. 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. To become still, silent, or calm; -- often with down; as, be soon quieted down. Related Definitions:
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Quiet Quotations
I want to be a person who makes a quiet difference. Ali MacGraw Most men lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song still in them. Henry David Thoreau I find it easier to work when it's quiet. Daniel Day-Lewis The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. Henry David Thoreau Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved. Helen Keller |
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Quiet Translations
quiet in Afrikaans is kalm quiet in Danish is rolig quiet in Dutch is bedaard, stil, rustig, kalm quiet in Finnish is tyyni quiet in German is leise, ruhig/still, leise, still quiet in Italian is pacifico, sommesso, calmo quiet in Latin is placidus, silentium, quies quietis quiet in Norwegian is rolig, stillhet, stille quiet in Spanish is pasito, silencioso, quieto, silencio quiet in Swedish is stillsam, tyst |
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