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  • 11quiet — [adj1] without or with little sound buttoned up*, clammed up*, close, closemouthed, could hear a pin drop*, dumb, hushed, hushful, inaudible, low, low pitched, muffled, mute, muted, noiseless, not saying boo*, peaceful, quiescent, quieted,… …

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  • 12quiet — QUIET, [qui]ete. adj. Tranquille, calme, point agité. Une ame quiette. le malade a esté assez quiet toute la nuit …

    Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • 13Quiet — Qui et, v. i. To become still, silent, or calm; often with down; as, be soon quieted down. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 14quiet — quiet, ète (kui iè, è t ; Richelet dit qu on prononce kiet) adj. Qui tombe en désuétude. Tranquille, paisible. C est une âme quiète. •   Si leur tranquillité est bien tranquille, leur quiétude assez quiète, ST FRANÇ. DE SALES dans BOSSUET Ét. d… …

    Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • 15quiet — adj silent, noiseless, *still, stilly Analogous words: *calm, serene, placid, tranquil, peaceful Antonyms: unquiet Contrasted words: *rough, harsh: disturbed, agitated, upset, disquieted, perturbed (see DISCOMPOSE): *vociferous, clamorous, bo …

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  • 16quiet — quiet, quieten vb *calm, compose, still, lull, soothe, settle, tranquil ize Analogous words: allay, alleviate, assuage, *relieve: abate, lessen, *decrease Antonyms: disquiet: arouse, rouse Contrasted words: *stir, awaken, rally: excite, stimulate …

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  • 17quiet — qui|et1 W2S2 [ˈkwaıət] adj comparative quieter superlative quietest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(no noise)¦ 2¦(not speaking)¦ 3 (be) quiet! 4 keep something quiet/keep quiet about something 5¦(no activity/people)¦ 6¦(business)¦ 7 keep somebody quiet …

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  • 18quiet — qui|et1 [ kwaıət ] adjective *** 1. ) making very little or no noise: Electric cars are quiet and pollution free. some quiet soothing music a ) used about people who are not talking or who do not usually talk much: a quiet sensitive boy go quiet …

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  • 19quiet — [[t]kwa͟ɪ͟ət[/t]] ♦♦ quieter, quietest, quiets, quieting, quieted 1) ADJ GRADED Someone or something that is quiet makes only a small amount of noise. Tania kept the children reasonably quiet and contented... A quiet murmur passed through the… …

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  • 20Quiet PC — A quiet PC is a personal computer that makes little noise. Common uses for quiet PCs include video editing, sound mixing, home servers, and home theater PCs. A typical quiet PC uses quiet cooling and storage devices and energy efficient… …

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