quiet

Meanings

1. 1
   adv

   with little or no activity or no agitation

   Their hands rested quiet in their lap.

2. 2
   adj

   not showy or obtrusive

   clothes in quiet good taste

3. 3
   adj

   characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity

   a quiet life

4. 4
   verb

   make calm or still

   quiet the dragons of worry and fear

5. 5
   adj

   With little or no sound; free of disturbing noise.

   I can't hear the music; it is too quiet.

6. 6
   adj

   Having little motion or activity; calm.

   the sea was quiet

7. 7
   adj

   Not busy, of low quantity.

   The traffic was quiet for a Monday morning.

8. 8
   adj

   Not talking much or not talking loudly; reserved.

   He's a very quiet man usually, but is very chatty after a few beers.

Etymology

From Middle English quiete, from Old French quiet (adjective) and quiete (noun), from Latin quiētus, past participle of quiēscere (“to keep quiet, rest”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷyeh₁- (“rest”). Doublet of coy, quit, quite, and quietus. Largely displaced native English still in the sense of "with little or no sound".