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quiet
     adj 1: 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" [ant: {unquiet}]
     2: free of noise or uproar; or making little if any sound; "a
        quiet audience at the concert"; "the room was dark and
        quiet" [ant: {noisy}]
     3: not showy or obtrusive; "clothes in quiet good taste" [syn:
        {restrained}]
     4: in a softened tone; "hushed voices"; "muted trumpets"; "a
        subdued whisper"; "a quiet reprimand" [syn: {hushed}, {muted},
         {subdued}]
     5: without untoward incident or disruption; "a placid
        existence"; "quiet times" [syn: {placid}]
     6: free from disturbance; "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" [syn: {placid}, {still},
         {tranquil}, {unruffled}]
     7: of the sun; characterized by a low level of surface
        phenomena like sun spots e.g. [ant: {active}]
     n 1: a period of calm weather; "there was a lull in the storm"
          [syn: {lull}]
     2: an untroubled state; free from disturbances [syn: {tranquillity}]
     3: the absence of sound; "he needed silence in order to sleep";
        "the street was quiet" [syn: {silence}] [ant: {sound}]
     4: a disposition free from stress or emotion [syn: {repose}, {placidity},
         {serenity}, {tranquillity}, {tranquility}]
     adv : 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" [syn: {quietly}]
           [ant: {unquietly}]
     v 1: become quiet or quieter; "The audience fell silent when the
          speaker entered" [syn: {quieten}, {hush}, {quiesce}, {quiet
          down}, {pipe down}] [ant: {louden}]
     2: make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"
        [syn: {calm}, {calm down}, {tranquilize}, {tranquillize},
        {tranquillise}, {quieten}, {lull}, {still}] [ant: {agitate}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0


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