quiet
/kwaɪət/
शान्त
noun
1. lull
a period of calm weather
"there was a lull in the storm"
2. tranquillity, tranquility
an untroubled state
free from disturbances
3. silence
the absence of sound
"he needed silence in order to sleep"
"the street was quiet"
4. repose, placidity, serenity, tranquillity, tranquility
a disposition free from stress or emotion
verb
1. quieten, hush, quiesce, quiet down, pipe down
become quiet or quieter
"The audience fell silent when the speaker entered"
2. calm, calm down, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, still
make calm or still
"quiet the dragons of worry and fear"
adjective
1. 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"
2. quiet
free of noise or uproar
or making little if any sound
"a quiet audience at the concert"
"the room was dark and quiet"
3. restrained
not showy or obtrusive
"clothes in quiet good taste"
4. hushed, muted, subdued
in a softened tone
"hushed voices"
"muted trumpets"
"a subdued whisper"
"a quiet reprimand"
5. placid, 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"
6. quiet
(of the sun) characterized by a low level of surface phenomena, such as sunspots
adverb
1. quietly
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"
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