a period of calm weather; "there was a lull in the storm"
Used in a Sentence
quiet
How to use quiet in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for quiet.
Editorial note
You know, there's a time and a place for quiet reflection.
Examples16
Definitions13
Parts of speech4
Quick take
a period of calm weather; "there was a lull in the storm"
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of quiet gathered in one view.
an untroubled state; free from disturbances
the absence of sound; "he needed silence in order to sleep"; "the street was quiet"
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for quiet.
noun
a period of calm weather; "there was a lull in the storm"
See also: lull
noun
an untroubled state; free from disturbances
See also: tranquillity, tranquility
noun
the absence of sound; "he needed silence in order to sleep"; "the street was quiet"
See also: silence
noun
a disposition free from stress or emotion
See also: repose, placidity, serenity, tranquillity, tranquility
verb
become quiet or quieter; "The audience fell silent when the speaker entered"
verb
make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"
See also: calm, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, still
adjective
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity; "a quiet life"; "a quiet throng of onlookers"; "quiet peace-loving people"; "the factions remained quiet for almost 10 years"
adjective
free of noise or uproar; or making little if any sound; "a quiet audience at the concert"; "the room was dark and quiet"
adjective
not showy or obtrusive; "clothes in quiet good taste"
See also: restrained
adjective
in a softened tone; "hushed voices"; "muted trumpets"; "a subdued whisper"; "a quiet reprimand"
adjective
(of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves; "a ribbon of sand between the angry sea and the placid bay"; "the quiet waters of a lagoon"; "a lake of tranquil blue water reflecting a tranquil blue sky"; "a smooth channel crossing"; "scarcely a ripple on the still water"; "unruffled water"
adjective
of the sun characterized by a low level of surface phenomena like sunspots e.g.
adverb
with little or no activity or no agitation (`quiet' is a nonstandard variant for `quietly'); "her hands rested quietly in her lap"; "the rock star was quietly led out the back door"; "sit here as quiet as you can"
See also: quietly
Example sentences
You know, there's a time and a place for quiet reflection.
Somehow it's now being argued, that I should stay quiet and vote with my feet/wallet instead?
A quiet car park in the centre of town may have a lot of pedestrians walking through it at 2am going back from clubs.
It was a submarine rigged for silent running, deep and quiet, that's never bothered to surface for air.
I got handed a custom mp3 encoder and asked if I could figure out why the output was too quiet.
You can't buy land to build a smokestack plant in a quiet residential neighborhood - ditto.
Ordinary people can understand that you need quiet if you're working on some specific, hard task, like doing math homework.
It's your preference for living by yourself, for quiet moments away from others, for nights spent at home, watching Netflix or playing games.
The person thinking about suicide won't call the hot-line, and the sexually assaulted child will stay quiet in fear of people finding out.
HTP threatened to widely publish all this sensitive information if Linode didn't stay quiet.
So, HTP tried to strong-arm Linode into staying quiet until May 1st. HTP had obtained the customer information and credit cards of all the Linode customers.
They all have the same characteristics: Be a quiet professional, dont make waves, conform, fit in, dont question authority.
If a company does something clearly distasteful and harmful to others, staying quiet and voting with your feet is not a good idea.
I assume it's the chatty discussions which you're concerned about cooling down, so this would handle the problem case while avoiding the side effect on quiet/abandoned threads.
The most productive team I ever saw had quiet individual offices for each programmer, a daily design and status meeting of 15 minutes and a weekly customer meeting.
Working in a quiet room not only removes unproductive context switching and frustrating distractions, it also promotes the joy of being totally engrossed in your task—a state often needed to keep all the complex interconnections in your head.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use quiet in a sentence?
You know, there's a time and a place for quiet reflection.
What does quiet mean?
a period of calm weather; "there was a lull in the storm"
What part of speech is quiet?
quiet is commonly used as noun, verb, adjective, adverb.