quiet
nouns
a disposition free from stress or emotion
verbs
become quiet or quieter
"The audience fell silent when the speaker entered"
make calm or still
"quiet the dragons of worry and fear"
adjectives
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"
see also
not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war
"a peaceful nation"; "peaceful times"; "a far from peaceful Christmas"; "peaceful sleep"
see also
very restrained or quiet
"a tame Christmas party"; "she was one of the tamest and most abject creatures imaginable with no will or power to act but as directed"
free of noise or uproar; or making little if any sound
"a quiet audience at the concert"; "the room was dark and quiet"
is similar to
marked by absence of sound
"a silent house"; "soundless footsteps on the grass"; "the night was still"
is similar to
walking on the tips of ones's toes so as to make no noise
"moving with tiptoe steps"
see also
impossible to hear; imperceptible by the ear
"an inaudible conversation"
in a softened tone
"hushed voices"; "muted trumpets"; "a subdued whisper"; "a quiet reprimand"
(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"
is derived from
of the sun characterized by a low level of surface phenomena like sunspots e.g.
antonym
domain category
the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole
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