Main entry: tranquility, tranquillity, serenity, quiet, placidity, repose
Definition: a disposition free from stress or emotion
Definition: the absence of sound
Usage: he needed silence in order to sleep; the street was quiet
Main entry: tranquility, tranquillity, quiet
Definition: an untroubled state; free from disturbances
Definition: a period of calm weather
Usage: there was a lull in the storm
Main entry: still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize, calm, calm down, lull, quiet, quieten
Definition: make calm or still
Usage: quiet the dragons of worry and fear
Main entry: hush, quiesce, quiet, quiet down, quieten, pipe down
Definition: become quiet or quieter
Usage: The audience fell silent when the speaker entered
Main entry: quiet
Definition: of the sun characterized by a low level of surface phenomena like sunspots e.g.
Main entry: still, tranquil, smooth, quiet, placid, unruffled
Definition: (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
Usage: 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
Main entry: quiet, muted, hushed, subdued
Definition: in a softened tone
Usage: hushed voices; muted trumpets; a subdued whisper; a quiet reprimand
Main entry: restrained, quiet
Definition: not showy or obtrusive
Usage: clothes in quiet good taste
Main entry: quiet
Definition: free of noise or uproar; or making little if any sound
Usage: a quiet audience at the concert; the room was dark and quiet
Main entry: quiet
Definition: characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
Usage: a quiet life; a quiet throng of onlookers; quiet peace-loving people; the factions remained quiet for almost 10 years
Definition: with little or no activity or no agitation (`quiet' is a nonstandard variant for `quietly')
Usage: her hands rested quietly in her lap; the rock star was quietly led out the back door; sit here as quiet as you can