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