Meaning of quiet In English

• 0 making very little noise:

  • She spoke in a quiet voice so as not to wake him.

  • It's so quiet without the kids here.

  • Please be quiet (= stop talking)!

  • Could you keep quiet while I'm on the phone, please?

  • She was as quiet as a mouse (= very quiet). I didn't even know she'd come in.

  • a quiet, peaceful little village

  • It was a quiet wedding, with just a few friends and relations.

  • Business is quiet during the holidays.

  • He was a quiet, almost taciturn, young man.

  • She managed to keep the operation quiet for a while.

  • Davies kept quiet about the amount of money being spent.

• 1 the state of being silent:

  • Let's have some quiet!

  • I go camping for some peace and quiet (= absence of activity and excitement).

• 2 to (cause someone to) become calmer or less noisy:

  • The barking dogs quieted when they recognized me.

• 3 making very little or no noise:

  • Our new dishwasher is very quiet.

  • Be quiet (= Stop making noise)!

  • a shy, quiet child

• 4 without much activity or many people:

  • a quiet neighborhood

  • a quiet candlelit dinner

• 5 the state of being silent:

  • Let’s have some quiet in here!

• 6 the absence of activity and excitement:

  • After a hard day at work, all she wanted was some peace and quiet.

• 7 to become or cause to become calmer or less noisy:

  • [ T ] He quieted the crowd by raising his hand.

  • [ I ] After a great deal of crying, the baby quieted down.

  • [ M ] I tried to quiet him down.

• 8 if business is quiet, there is not much activity:

  • The foreign exchange markets were relatively quiet.

  • The FTSE 100 fell 23 to 4719.4 as traders braced themselves for a quiet period due to today's US Thanksgiving holiday.