quiet
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adjective (quieter, quietest)
〈人・物が〉静かな, 音を立てない(↔ noisy) e.g. the car has a quiet, economical engine
〖be ~〗 〈人が〉黙っている, 口をきかない(silent) e.g. I was as quiet as I could be, but he knew I was there.
〈場所・状況・時間が〉閑静な, 平穏な,人気(ひとけ)のない, 物静かな(↔ noisy); 心配のない, くつろいだ e.g. the street below was quiet, little traffic braving the snow.
e.g. all he wanted was a quiet drink.
e.g. we wanted a quiet wedding
e.g. I'll have a quiet word with him.
〈性格が〉寡黙な, 控えめな, おとなしい
e.g. his quiet, middle-aged parents.
e.g. Molly spoke with quiet confidence.
〈色・服などが〉落ち着いた, 地味な(↔ loud) noun
e.g. the ringing of the telephone shattered the early morning quiet.
e.g. he understood her wish for peace and quiet.
平穏, 安静.
e.g. after several months of comparative quiet, the scandal reerupted in August.
…を静かにさせる, なだめる(down); 〈恐怖・不安など〉を和らげる(⦅主に英⦆ quieten) e.g. with object : there are ways of quieting kids down
静かになる(down)
e.g. no object : the journalists quieted down as Judy stepped onto the dais.
PHRASES
see life.
refrain or prevent someone from speaking or from disclosing something secret.
refrain from disclosing information about something; keep something secret.
informal without anyone knowing or noticing; secretly or unobtrusively.
see grave1.
(of a person or animal) extremely quiet or docile.
ORIGIN