• noun:   a disposition free from stress or emotion
• noun:   the absence of sound

  Example: "The street was quiet"

• noun:   an untroubled state; free from disturbances
• noun:   a period of calm weather
• verb:   become quiet or quieter
• verb:   make calm or still

  Example: "Quiet the dragons of worry and fear"

• adjective:   not showy or obtrusive

  Example: "Clothes in quiet good taste"

• adjective:   free of noise or uproar; or making little if any sound

  Example: "A quiet audience at the concert"

• adjective:   characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity

  Example: "A quiet life"

• adjective:   of the sun; characterized by a low level of surface phenomena like sun spots e.g.
• adjective:   free from disturbance

  Example: "The quiet waters of a lagoon"

• adjective:   without untoward incident or disruption

  Example: "Quiet times"

• adjective:   in a softened tone

  Example: "A quiet reprimand"

• adverb:   with little or no activity or no agitation (`quiet' is a nonstandard variant for `quietly')

  Example: "Her hands rested quietly in her lap"

• name:  A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #42425)

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