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quiet   (TTS Sound)

The noun quiet has 4 senses

• lull, quiet -- (a period of calm weather; "there was a lull in the storm")


• tranquillity, tranquility, quiet -- (an untroubled state; free from disturbances)


• silence, quiet -- (the absence of sound; "he needed silence in order to sleep"; "the street was quiet")


• repose, quiet, placidity, serenity, tranquillity, tranquility -- (a disposition free from stress or emotion)

The verb quiet has 2 senses

• quieten, hush, quiet, quiesce, quiet down, pipe down -- (become quiet or quieter; "The audience fell silent when the speaker entered")


• calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, still -- (make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear")

The adj quiet has 6 senses

• 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")


• quiet -- (free of noise or uproar; or making little if any sound; "a quiet audience at the concert"; "the room was dark and quiet")


• quiet, restrained -- (not showy or obtrusive; "clothes in quiet good taste")


• hushed, muted, subdued, quiet -- (in a softened tone; "hushed voices"; "muted trumpets"; "a subdued whisper"; "a quiet reprimand")


• placid, quiet, still, tranquil, smooth, unruffled -- ((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")


• quiet -- (of the sun characterized by a low level of surface phenomena like sunspots e.g.)

The adv quiet has 1 sense

• quietly, 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")