quiet

quiet is a 5-letter English word with 23 senses as adjective, transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun, verb, and adverb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: In a state of rest or calm; without stir, motion, or agitation; still; as, a quiet sea; quiet air. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 15 · 23 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. In a state of rest or calm; without stir, motion, or agitation; still; as, a quiet sea; quiet air.
2. adjective. Free from noise or disturbance; hushed; still.
3. adjective. Not excited or anxious; calm; peaceful; placid; settled; as, a quiet life; a quiet conscience.
4. adjective. Not giving offense; not exciting disorder or trouble; not turbulent; gentle; mild; meek; contented.
5. adjective. Not showy; not such as to attract attention; undemonstrative; as, a quiet dress; quiet colors; a quiet movement.
6. adjective. The quality or state of being quiet, or in repose; as an hour or a time of quiet.
7. adjective. Freedom from disturbance, noise, or alarm; stillness; tranquillity; peace; security.
8. transitive verb. To stop motion in; to still; to reduce to a state of rest, or of silence.
9. transitive verb. 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. intransitive verb. To become still, silent, or calm; -- often with down; as, be soon quieted down.
11. noun. a disposition free from stress or emotion

    Synonyms: placidity, repose, serenity, tranquility, tranquillity

12. noun. the absence of sound

    "he needed silence in order to sleep"

    "the street was quiet"

    Synonyms: silence

13. noun. an untroubled state; free from disturbances

    Synonyms: tranquility, tranquillity

14. noun. a period of calm weather

    "there was a lull in the storm"

    Synonyms: lull

15. verb. make calm or still

    "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"

    Synonyms: calm, lull, quieten, still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize

16. verb. become quiet or quieter

    "The audience fell silent when the speaker entered"

    Synonyms: hush, quiesce, quieten

17. adjective. of the sun characterized by a low level of surface phenomena like sunspots e.g.
18. adjective. (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"

    Synonyms: placid, smooth, still, tranquil, unruffled

19. adjective. in a softened tone

    "hushed voices"

    "muted trumpets"

    Synonyms: hushed, muted, subdued

20. adjective. not showy or obtrusive

    "clothes in quiet good taste"

    Synonyms: restrained

21. adjective. free of noise or uproar; or making little if any sound

    "a quiet audience at the concert"

    "the room was dark and quiet"

22. adjective. characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity

    "a quiet life"

    "a quiet throng of onlookers"

23. adverb. 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"

    Synonyms: quietly

Synonyms

placidity, repose, serenity, tranquility, tranquillity, silence, lull, calm, quieten, still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize, hush, quiesce, placid, smooth, tranquil, unruffled, hushed, muted, subdued, restrained, quietly

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in quiet:

quite

Common word forms

quiets, quieted, quieten, quieter, quietly, quietest, quieting, quietable, quietness

Words from these letters

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