Thesaurus: quiet

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1. a. In a state of rest or calm; without stir, motion, or agitation; still; as, a quiet sea; quiet air.
2. a. Free from noise or disturbance; hushed; still.
3. a. Not excited or anxious; calm; peaceful; placid; settled; as, a quiet life; a quiet conscience.
4. a. Not giving offense; not exciting disorder or trouble; not turbulent; gentle; mild; meek; contented.
5. a. Not showy; not such as to attract attention; undemonstrative; as, a quiet dress; quiet colors; a quiet movement.
6. a. The quality or state of being quiet, or in repose; as an hour or a time of quiet.
7. a. Freedom from disturbance, noise, or alarm; stillness; tranquillity; peace; security.
8. v. t. To stop motion in; to still; to reduce to a state of rest, or of silence.
9. v. t. 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.
10. v. i. To become still, silent, or calm; -- often with down; as, be soon quieted down.
11. adj. characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
12. adj. free of noise or uproar; or making little if any sound