QUIET

Meaning of QUIET in English

[noun] [U]Quiet means the state of being silent.Let's have some quiet!I go camping for some peace and quiet (= absence of activity and excitement).(informal disapproving) If you do something on the quiet, you do it secretly or in such a way that most other people do not notice it.He was accepting bribes on the quiet.

Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012

QUIET — I. ˈkwīə̇t, usu -ə̇d.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin quiet-, quies rest, quiet — more at …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
QUIET — (v. t.) To calm; to appease; to pacify; to lull; to allay; to tranquillize; as, to quiet the passions; to …
Английский словарь Webster
QUIET — quiet 1 — quieter , n. — quietly , adv. — quietness , n. /kwuy"it/ , adj., quieter, quietest , …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
QUIET — I. ˈkwī-ət noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French quiete, Latin quiet-, quies rest, quiet — more at while Date: 14th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
QUIET — adj free from noise or disturbance; hushed; still. 2. quiet ·vi to become still, silent, or calm; often with …
Webster English vocab
QUIET — [qui.et] n [ME, fr. L quiet-, quies rest, quiet--more at while] (14c): the quality or state of being quiet: tranquillity …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
QUIET — / ˈkwaɪət; NAmE / adjective , noun , verb ■ adjective ( quiet·er , quiet·est ) 1. making very little …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
QUIET — I. qui ‧ et 1 S2 W2 /ˈkwaɪət/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative quieter , superlative quietest ) [ Word …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
QUIET — adj., n., & v. --adj. (quieter, quietest) 1 with little or no sound or motion. 2 of gentle or peaceful …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
QUIET — adj., n., & v. adj. (quieter, quietest) 1 with little or no sound or motion. 2 of gentle or peaceful …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
QUIET — adj., n., & v. --adj. (quieter, quietest) 1. with little or no sound or motion. 2 of gentle or peaceful …
Oxford English vocab
QUIET — ( quieter, quietest, quiets, quieting, quieted) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
QUIET — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a quiet chat (= one that other people will not interrupt. ) ▪ Let’s …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
QUIET — Synonyms and related words : Attic, Buddha-like composure, Oriental calm, abate, aesthetic, allay, appease, arrange, arrangement, array, artistic, asleep, at …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
QUIET — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ relative ▪ a period of comparative ~ ▪ sudden ▪ awful , eerie VERB + QUIET …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
QUIET — INDEX: 1. words for describing a place that is quiet 2. when there is little or no noise 3. words …
Longman Activator English vocab
QUIET — See ↑ BUSY/NOT BUSY 6,7, ↑ PEACEFUL 1, ↑ QUIET 1,3,4, ↑ TALK 13 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be quiet • …
Longman Activator English vocab
QUIET — n. 25B6; adjective the whole pub went quiet : SILENT, still, hushed, noiseless, soundless; mute, dumb, speechless. a quiet voice …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
QUIET — adj. 1 silent, soundless, noiseless, hushed, still We have to be very quiet so as not to wake the children …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
QUIET — 1. прил. 1) а) тихий, бесшумный, неслышный A quiet murmur passed through the classroom. ≈ По классу пробежал тихий шепот. …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
QUIET — quiet.ogg 1. ʹkwaıət n 1. 1> тишина, безмолвие in the quiet of the night - в тишине ночи 2> тех. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
QUIET — 1) малошумный 2) покой 3) спокойный 4) тихий 5) тишина 6) успокаивать • - quiet error - quiet neuron - quiet running - quiet Sun
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
QUIET — quiet прил.1) а) тихий, бесшумный, неслышный A quiet murmur passed through the classroom. — По классу пробежал тихий шепот. The …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
QUIET — 1. ʹkwaıət n 1. 1> тишина, безмолвие in the quiet of the night - в тишине ночи 2> тех. бесшумность …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
QUIET — 1. прил. 1) а) тихий, бесшумный, неслышный A quiet murmur passed through the classroom. — По классу пробежал тихий шепот. …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
QUIET — 1. прил. 1) а) тихий, бесшумный, неслышный A quiet murmur passed through the classroom. — По классу пробежал тихий шепот. The street was unnaturally …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
QUIET — 1. _a. 1> спокойный; тихий, бесшумный; неслышный; keep quiet - не шумите; quiet! - тише!, не шуметь!; the sea is …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
QUIET — 1. a. 1. спокойный; тихий, бесшумный; неслышный; keep quiet - не шумите; quiet! - тише!, не шуметь!; the sea is …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
QUIET — 1. _a. 1> спокойный; тихий, бесшумный; неслышный; keep quiet не шумите; quiet! тише!, не шуметь!; the sea is quiet море …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
QUIET — 1. прил. 1) а) тихий, бесшумный, неслышный A quiet murmur passed through the classroom. ≈ По классу пробежал тихий шепот. …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
QUIET — quiet- see quiescer
Interlingua English vocab
QUIET — a. ~, calm, tranquil; v. calmar, tranquilisar. TO KEEP ~: tacer; n. silentie, pace, quietesse
English interlingue dictionary
QUIET — hilamon;hilum;kahilum;pahilumon;tahirnik;wala nagsaba;wala'y samok;wala'y timik
English-Visayan vocabulary
QUIET — I. noun see: while Date: 14th century the quality or state of being ~ ; tranquillity , II. adjective Etymology: …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
QUIET — (v. t.) To stop motion in; to still; to reduce to a state of rest, or of silence.
Английский словарь Webster
QUIET — (a.) Freedom from disturbance, noise, or alarm; stillness; tranquillity; peace; security.
Английский словарь Webster
QUIET — (a.) The quality or state of being quiet, or in repose; as an hour or a time of quiet.
Английский словарь Webster
QUIET — (a.) Not showy; not such as to attract attention; undemonstrative; as, a quiet dress; quiet colors; a quiet movement.
Английский словарь Webster
QUIET — (a.) Not giving offense; not exciting disorder or trouble; not turbulent; gentle; mild; meek; contented.
Английский словарь Webster
QUIET — (a.) Not excited or anxious; calm; peaceful; placid; settled; as, a quiet life; a quiet conscience.
Английский словарь Webster
QUIET — (a.) Free from noise or disturbance; hushed; still.
Английский словарь Webster
QUIET — (a.) In a state of rest or calm; without stir, motion, or agitation; still; as, a quiet sea; quiet air.
Английский словарь Webster
QUIET — ( v. t. ) To stop motion in; to still; to reduce to a state of rest, or of silence.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
QUIET — ( v. t. ) To calm; to appease; to pacify; to lull; to allay; to tranquillize; as, to quiet the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
QUIET — ( v. i. ) To become still, silent, or calm; -- often with down; as, be soon quieted down.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
QUIET — ( a. ) The quality or state of being quiet, or in repose; as an hour or a time of …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
QUIET — ( a. ) Not showy; not such as to attract attention; undemonstrative; as, a quiet dress; quiet colors; a quiet …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
QUIET — ( a. ) Not giving offense; not exciting disorder or trouble; not turbulent; gentle; mild; meek; contented.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
QUIET — ( a. ) Not excited or anxious; calm; peaceful; placid; settled; as, a quiet life; a quiet conscience.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
QUIET — ( a. ) In a state of rest or calm; without stir, motion, or agitation; still; as, a quiet sea; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
QUIET — ( a. ) Freedom from disturbance, noise, or alarm; stillness; tranquillity; peace; security.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
QUIET — ( a. ) Free from noise or disturbance; hushed; still.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
QUIET — adj. silent, noiseless; peaceful, tranquil; still, lacking activity; speaking very little
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
QUIET — v. make silent, make noiseless; pacify, calm; be pacified, be calmed; be reticent, remain silent; become quiet
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
QUIET — n. silence, noiselessness; stillness, tranquility; muteness, speechlessness; peacefulness, calmness
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
QUIET — n. Function: verb Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin quietare to set free, to calm, from Latin quietus Date: 14th …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
QUIET — n. Function: adverb Date: 1573 : in a quiet manner <an engine that runs quiet >
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
QUIET — n. Function: adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French quiete, from Latin quietus, from past participle of quiescere Date: 14th …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
QUIET — n. Pronunciation: ' kw ī - ə t Function: noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French quiete, Latin quiet-, quies rest, …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
QUIET — ■ adjective ( ~er , ~est ) 1》 making little or no noise. ↘free from activity, disturbance, or excitement. ↘undisturbed; …
Concise Oxford English vocab
QUIET — quiet BrE AmE ˈkwa ɪ ‿ət ▷ quieted ˈkwa ɪ ‿ət ɪd -əd AmE -ət̬ əd ▷ quieter ˈkwa ɪ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
QUIET — (~er, ~est, ~s, ~ing, ~ed) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Someone …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
QUIET — Broke. Having no money. See also jing Example: Hey, would you spot me some jing...I'm quiet
Slang English vocab
QUIET — n. Function: verb 1 Synonyms: SILENCE , choke (off), hush, ||quieten, shush, shut up, still Related Words: abate, decrease, lessen …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab

Cambridge English vocab

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