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quiet
English
Etymology
From Middle English quiete, from Old French quiet (adjective) and quiete (noun), from Latin qui?tus, past participle of qui?scere (“to keep quiet, rest”). Doublet of coy and quietus.
Pronunciation
- enPR: kw?'?t, IPA(key): /?kwa?.?t/
- (weak vowel merger) enPR: kw?'?t, IPA(key): /?kwa?.?t/
- Rhymes: -a??t
Adjective
quiet (comparative quieter or more quiet, superlative quietest or most quiet)
- With little or no sound; free of disturbing noise.
- Having little motion or activity; calm.
- Not busy, of low quantity.
- Not talking much or not talking loudly; reserved.
- Not showy; undemonstrative.
- (software) Requiring little or no interaction.
Quotations
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:quiet.
Synonyms
- (with little sound): See also Thesaurus:silent
- (having little motion): See also Thesaurus:calm
- (not busy): slow, unbusy
- (not talking): See also Thesaurus:taciturn
- (not showy): modest, plain, simple
Antonyms
- loud
- sounded
- vocal
Translations
Verb
quiet (third-person singular simple present quiets, present participle quieting, simple past and past participle quieted)
- To become quiet, silent, still, tranquil, calm.
- Synonyms: quiet down, quieten
- To cause someone to become quiet.
- Synonyms: quiet down, quieten
Translations
Noun
quiet (plural quiets)
- The absence of sound; quietness.
- the absence of movement; stillness, tranquility
Translations
Interjection
quiet
- Be quiet.
Related terms
Further reading
- quiet in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- quiet in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- quiet at OneLook Dictionary Search
- Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “quiet”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
Anagrams
- quite
Catalan
Etymology
First attested 1490. From Latin qui?tus, in this form probably a borrowing or a semi-learned term; cf. also the Old Catalan form quet, queda, which was likely inherited.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /ki??t/
- (Central) IPA(key): /ki??t/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ki?et/
Adjective
quiet (feminine quieta, masculine plural quiets, feminine plural quietes)
- calm, stopped
- quiet
Synonyms
- aturat
- detingut
Related terms
- quedar
Copallén
Noun
quiet
- water
References
- Willem F. H. Adelaar, The Languages of the Andes
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin qui?tus, from qui?s (“rest”). Doublet of coi, which was inherited, and quitte, another borrowing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kj?/
Adjective
quiet (feminine singular quiète, masculine plural quiets, feminine plural quiètes)
- (rare, literary) calm, quiet, peaceful, at ease
Synonyms
- See calme
Related terms
- quiétude
Usage notes
Its antonym inquiet is much more common.
Further reading
- “quiet” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Occitan
Etymology
From Latin qui?tus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?kjet]
Adjective
quiet m (feminine singular quieta, masculine plural quiets, feminine plural quietas)
- calm, stopped
- quiet
Synonyms
- suau
- tranquil
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puritanical
English
Etymology
puritanic +? -al
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /pj???.??tæn.?.k?l/
- (US) IPA(key): /pj?.??tæn.?.kl?/
Adjective
puritanical (comparative more puritanical, superlative most puritanical)
- Of or pertaining to the Puritans, or to their doctrines and practice.
- Precise in observance of legal or religious requirements; strict; overscrupulous; rigid (often used by way of reproach or contempt).
Quotations
Mrs. Barrymore is of interest to me. She is a heavy, solid person, very limited, intensely respectable, and inclined to be puritanical. You could hardly conceive a less emotional subject. Yet I have told you how, on the first night here, I heard her sobbing bitterly, and since then I have more than once observed traces of tears upon her face. Some deep sorrow gnaws ever at her heart. Sometimes I wonder if she has a guilty memory which haunts her, and sometimes I suspect Barrymore of being a domestic tyrant.
Translations
Noun
puritanical (plural puritanicals)
- One who holds puritanical attitudes.
Anagrams
- unpiratical
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