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quiet |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb quiet 1 of 2 senses of quiet Sense 2 calm, calm down quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, still => lull => compose => pacify, lenify, conciliate, assuage, appease, mollify, placate, gentle, gruntle => reassure, assure Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb quiet 1 of 2 senses of quiet Sense 2 calm, calm down quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, still => lull => compose => pacify, lenify, conciliate, assuage, appease, mollify, placate, gentle, gruntle => reassure, assure Entailment of verb quiet Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb quiet 2 senses of quiet Sense 1 quieten, hush, quiet, quiesce, quiet down pipe down => change intensity Sense 2 calm, calm down quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, still => comfort, soothe, console, solace Familiarity of verb quiet quiet used as a verb is rare (polysemy count = 2) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb quiet Sense 1 quieten, hush, quiet, quiesce, quiet down pipe down => change intensity -------------- Sense 2 calm, calm down quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, still => comfort, soothe, console, solace -------------- Grep of noun quiet disquiet quiet quietism quietist quietness quietude quietus Overview of noun quiet The noun quiet has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (1) lull, quiet -- (a period of calm weather; "there was a lull in the storm") 2. (1) tranquillity, quiet -- (an untroubled state; free from disturbances) 3. (1) silence, quiet -- (the absence of sound; "he needed silence in order to sleep"; "the street was quiet") 4. repose, quiet, placidity, serenity, tranquillity, tranquility -- (a disposition free from stress or emotion) Overview of verb quiet The verb quiet has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) quieten, hush, quiet, quiesce, quiet down pipe down -- (become quiet or quieter; "The audience fell silent when the speaker entered") 2. (1) calm, calm down quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, still -- (make calm or still "quiet the dragons of worry and fear") Overview of adj quiet The adj quiet has 7 senses (first 6 from tagged texts) 1. (13) 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") 2. (10) quiet -- (free of noise or uproar; or making little if any sound; "a quiet audience at the concert"; "the room was dark and quiet") 3. (3) quiet, restrained -- (not showy or obtrusive; "clothes in quiet good taste") 4. (1) hushed, muted, subdued, quiet -- (in a softened tone; "hushed voices"; "muted trumpets"; "a subdued whisper"; "a quiet reprimand") 5. (1) placid, quiet -- (without untoward incident or disruption; "a placid existence"; "quiet times") 6. (1) placid, quiet, still tranquil, unruffled -- (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") 7. quiet -- ((astronomy; of the sun) characterized by a low level of surface phenomena like sun spots e.g.) Overview of adv quiet The adv quiet has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) quietly, quiet -- (with little or no activity or especially agitation; "her hands rested quietly in her lap"; "the rock star was quietly led out the back door"; (`quiet' is a nonstandard variant for `quietly' as in "sit here as quiet as you can")) Antonyms of adj quiet 7 senses of quiet Sense 1 quiet (vs. unquiet) unquiet (vs. quiet) => disruptive, riotous, troubled, tumultuous, turbulent => fidgety, fretful, itchy, restless => squally, squalling => uneasy, restless Sense 2 quiet (vs. noisy) noisy (vs. quiet) => banging => bawling => blatant, clamant, clamorous, strident, vociferous => abuzz, buzzing, droning => clangorous, clanging => clattering, clattery => cracking => crackling, snapping => creaking, creaky, screaky => crying, howling, yelling, shouting => hissing => rackety, rip-roaring, uproarious => reedy, wheezy => screaming(postnominal), screeching(postnominal), shrieking(postnominal) => stertorous => swishing, swishy => whining => whirring => clanking => spluttering, sputtering => thundering Sense 3 quiet, restrained INDIRECT (VIA unostentatious) -> ostentatious, pretentious Sense 4 hushed, muted, subdued, quiet INDIRECT (VIA soft) -> loud Sense 5 placid, quiet INDIRECT (VIA uneventful) -> eventful Sense 6 placid, quiet, still tranquil, unruffled INDIRECT (VIA calm) -> stormy Sense 7 quiet (vs. active) active (vs. quiet) Similarity of adj quiet 7 senses of quiet Sense 1 quiet (vs. unquiet) => quiescent => relaxing, restful, reposeful => slumberous, slumbrous => untroubled Also See-> peaceful#1; tame#2; unagitated#2, undisturbed#2 Sense 2 quiet (vs. noisy) => catlike => dreamy => noiseless => stilly => silent, soundless, still => tiptoe Also See-> inaudible#1, unhearable#1; soft#3 Sense 3 quiet, restrained => unostentatious (vs. ostentatious), unpretentious Sense 4 hushed, muted, subdued, quiet => soft (vs. loud) Sense 5 placid, quiet => uneventful (vs. eventful) Sense 6 placid, quiet, still tranquil, unruffled => calm (vs. stormy) Sense 7 quiet (vs. active) Attributes of adj quiet Familiarity of adj quiet quiet used as an adjective is common (polysemy count = 7) Grep of adj quiet on the quiet quiet quietening unquiet Overview of noun quiet The noun quiet has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (1) lull, quiet -- (a period of calm weather; "there was a lull in the storm") 2. (1) tranquillity, quiet -- (an untroubled state; free from disturbances) 3. (1) silence, quiet -- (the absence of sound; "he needed silence in order to sleep"; "the street was quiet") 4. repose, quiet, placidity, serenity, tranquillity, tranquility -- (a disposition free from stress or emotion) Overview of verb quiet The verb quiet has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) quieten, hush, quiet, quiesce, quiet down pipe down -- (become quiet or quieter; "The audience fell silent when the speaker entered") 2. (1) calm, calm down quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, still -- (make calm or still "quiet the dragons of worry and fear") Overview of adj quiet The adj quiet has 7 senses (first 6 from tagged texts) 1. (13) 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") 2. (10) quiet -- (free of noise or uproar; or making little if any sound; "a quiet audience at the concert"; "the room was dark and quiet") 3. (3) quiet, restrained -- (not showy or obtrusive; "clothes in quiet good taste") 4. (1) hushed, muted, subdued, quiet -- (in a softened tone; "hushed voices"; "muted trumpets"; "a subdued whisper"; "a quiet reprimand") 5. (1) placid, quiet -- (without untoward incident or disruption; "a placid existence"; "quiet times") 6. (1) placid, quiet, still tranquil, unruffled -- (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") 7. quiet -- ((astronomy; of the sun) characterized by a low level of surface phenomena like sun spots e.g.) Overview of adv quiet The adv quiet has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) quietly, quiet -- (with little or no activity or especially agitation; "her hands rested quietly in her lap"; "the rock star was quietly led out the back door"; (`quiet' is a nonstandard variant for `quietly' as in "sit here as quiet as you can"))
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