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quieter

 

  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Quiet  \Qui"et\,  a.  [Compar.  {Quieter};  superl.  {Quietest}.]  [L. 
  quietus,  p.  p.  pf  quiescere  to  rest,  keep  quiet;  akin  to 
  quies  rest,  and  prob.  to  E.  while  n.  See  {While},  and  cf 
  {Coy},  a.,  {Quiesce},  {Quietus},  {Quit},  a.,  {Quite}, 
  {Requiem}.] 
  1.  In  a  state  of  rest  or  calm;  without  stir,  motion,  or 
  agitation;  still  as  a  quiet  sea;  quiet  air. 
 
  They  .  .  .  were  quiet  all  the  night,  saying,  In  the 
  morning,  when  it  is  day  we  shall  kill  him  --Judg. 
  xvi.  2. 
 
  2.  Free  from  noise  or  disturbance;  hushed;  still 
 
  3.  Not  excited  or  anxious;  calm;  peaceful;  placid;  settled; 
  as  a  quiet  life;  a  quiet  conscience.  ``  So  quiet  and  so 
  sweet  a  style.''  --Shak. 
 
  That  son,  who  on  the  quiet  state  of  man  Such  trouble 
  brought.  --Milton. 
 
  4.  Not  giving  offense;  not  exciting  disorder  or  trouble;  not 
  turbulent;  gentle;  mild;  meek;  contented. 
 
  The  ornament  of  a  meek  and  quiet  spirit.  --1  Pet. 
  iii.  4. 
 
  I  will  sit  as  quiet  as  a  lamb.  --Shak. 
 
  5.  Not  showy;  not  such  as  to  attract  attention; 
  undemonstrative;  as  a  quiet  dress;  quiet  colors;  a  quiet 
  movement. 
 
  Syn:  Still  tranquil;  calm;  unruffled;  smooth;  unmolested; 
  undisturbed;  placid;  peaceful;  mild;  peaceable;  meek; 
  contented. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Quieter  \Qui"et*er\,  n. 
  One  who  or  that  which  quiets.




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