1. Free of noise or uproar; or making little if any sound
   "a quiet audience at the concert"; "the room was dark and quiet"
    
2. Characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
   "quiet peace-loving people"; "the factions remained quiet for almost 10 years"; "a quiet life"; "a quiet throng of onlookers"
    
3. Not showy or obtrusive
   "clothes in quiet good taste";
   - restrained
    
4. In a softened tone
   "a quiet reprimand";
   - hushed, muted, subdued
    
5. (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
   "the quiet waters of a lagoon";
   - placid, still, tranquil, smooth, unruffled
    
6. (of the sun) characterized by a low level of surface phenomena, such as sunspots
   "The sun has been unusually quiet this solar cycle"

1. The absence of sound
   "the street was quiet";
   - silence
    
2. An untroubled state; free from disturbances
   "The quiet of the lake at dawn was breathtaking";
   - tranquillity, tranquility [N. Amer]
    
3. A disposition free from stress or emotion
   "The quiet of his demeanour belied his inner turmoil";
   - repose, placidity, serenity, tranquillity, tranquility [N. Amer]
    
4. A period of calm weather
   "The storm was followed by an unexpected quiet";
   - lull

1. Make calm or still
   "quiet the dragons of worry and fear";
   - calm, calm down, tranquilize [N. Amer], tranquillize, tranquillise [Brit], quieten [Brit], lull, still
    
2. Become quiet or quieter
   "The crowd quieted as the speaker approached the podium";
   - quieten [Brit], hush, quiesce, quiet down, pipe down [informal]

1. With little or no activity or no agitation (‘quiet’ is a nonstandard variant for ‘quietly’)
   "sit here as quiet as you can";
   - quietly

Derived forms: quiets, quietest, quieting, quieter, quieted

See also: calm, inaudible, noiseless, peaceable, peaceful, quiescent, serene, silent, soft, soundless, still, stilly, tame, tranquil, unagitated, unhearable, unostentatious, unpretending, unpretentious, untroubled

Type of: calm, calmness, change intensity, collectedness, comfort, composure, console, equanimity, order, solace, soothe, sound property, unflappability

Antonym: active, noisy, sound, unquiet, unquietly

Encyclopedia: Quiet, Prayer of