quiet (kwaɪʌt)

adjective (jj)

Definitions

  • free of noise or uproar; or making little if any sound; "a quiet audience at the concert"; "the room was dark and quiet"
  • 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"
  • in a softened tone; "hushed voices"; "muted trumpets"; "a subdued whisper"; "a quiet reprimand"
  • (of the sun) characterized by a low level of surface phenomena, such as sunspots

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