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Definition of quiet : 1. Free from noise or disturbance; hushed; still.
2. Freedom from disturbance, noise, or alarm; stillness; tranquillity; peace; security.
3. In a state of rest or calm; without stir, motion, or agitation; still; as, a quiet sea; quiet air.
4. Not excited or anxious; calm; peaceful; placid; settled; as, a quiet life; a quiet conscience.
5. Not giving offense; not exciting disorder or trouble; not turbulent; gentle; mild; meek; contented.
6. Not showy; not such as to attract attention; undemonstrative; as, a quiet dress; quiet colors; a quiet movement.
7. The quality or state of being quiet, or in repose; as an hour or a time of quiet.
8. To become still, silent, or calm; - often with down; as, be soon quieted down.
9. To calm; to appease; to pacify; to lull; to allay; to tranquillize; as, to quiet the passions; to quiet clamors or disorders; to quiet pain or grief.
10. To stop motion in; to still; to reduce to a state of rest, or of silence.

Synonyms:

unflustered, gratify, politic, laconic, toned-down, relaxing, quieten, blind, confound, casual, guarded, put someone at (their) ease, underemployed, off-duty, succinct, cloistered, reassure, suave, concise, softened, suppress, liquid, hiatus, talk down, refute, deep-seated, understated, steady, burning, calm down, clear, hidden, muted, quietude, free, affective, preclude, chill out, check, plain, unemotional, repressed, tranquillize, tasteful, relaxation, secrecy, isolated, softly, reticent, deep, sound, slumbrous, repress, basic, break in, tone down, conservative, hush up, monosyllabic, whispery, tranquillise, slumberous, choke off, unflurried, satisfy, quiet as a mouse, ameliorate, floor, light, cut out, lown, dampen, muffled, unperturbed, insulate, depth, irritate, shut up, block out, modest, cozy, put/set someone's mind at ease/at rest, economical, tiptoe, slack, palliate, inobtrusive, cut short, cool it, legato, uneventful, available, heartsease, arcadian, ataraxis, excite, restfully, unflashy, quietly, dim, bland, good-tempered, unpretentious, unagitated, unostentatious, cool off, low gear, fluid, letup, muzzle, gag, slowdown, terse, smother, fluent, sleepy, drown, sheltered, answer, low-key, peace of mind, quiesce, tranquillity, pipe down, stifle, stop, bitter, unobtrusive, covert, slacken, quieted, equable, monotone, ring, you could hear a pin drop, noneffervescent, leisure, brief, secret, simmer down, low-keyed, secretiveness, small, quiet down, stilly, catlike, confute, dreamy, remote, somnolent, restful, highlight, acutely, sober

neutral, pastoral, friendly, untroubled, orderly, idyllic, halcyon, reposeful, non-aggressive, quiescent

dull, silence, turn down, muffle, deaden

forbearing, libertarian, permissive, open-minded, tender, even, charitable, lenient, peaceful, amiable, sweet, insipid, liberal, genial, benign, meek, clement, peaceable, lax, cordial, kind, tolerant, broad-minded, benevolent, mild

hush, conciliate, relieve, mollify, reconcile, smooth, defuse, ebb, stabilize

undisturbed, withdrawn, collected, placid, retired, peacefulness, stillness, calmness, lull, equanimity, placate, serene, placidity, unruffled, easygoing, allay, poise, assuage, console, quell, appease, composure, sedate, even-tempered, patience, still

neutrality, peace, quiescence, armistice, order, truce, repose, cease-fire, amity, placidness, tranquility, concord, nonaggression, accord, friendliness, rest, quietness, serenity, orderliness, nonresistance

inactive, motionless, dead, standing, static, resting, immobile, level, unmoving, dormant, inert, sleeping, stationary, idle, stagnant, vegetative, fixed, becalmed, languid

gentle, innocuous, ease, soft, restrained, subdued, composed, tranquil, abate, relax, tranquilize, alleviate, relaxed, pacify, calm, soothing, soothe, pacific, compose, moderate, restrain, soften, subdue, cool, alleviated, temperate, easy

muteness, inaudibility, noiselessness, soundlessness, shush, dumbness

gentleness, alleviation, restraint, moderation, pacification, softness, calming, composition, temperateness

lulled, reserved, close-mouthed, taciturn, tight-lipped, silent, low, noiseless, unexpressed, dumb, mum, soundless, uncommunicative, inaudible, speechless, unuttered, hushed, close, mute

comfort

stagnate, stand, becalm, mark time, sleep, fix, slumber, settle down, pause, subside, settle, vegetate, wait, stay

Usage examples:

• I couldn't keep my heart quiet, when I was with you." - "The Law of Hemlock Mountain", Hugh Lundsford.
• Lord Dunseveric, with his watch in his hand, saw the thing done with a quiet smile. - "The Northern Iron 1907", George A. Birmingham.
• It's quiet here, isn't it? - "The Limit", Ada Leverson.