become quiet or quieter
<verb.perception>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

hush

pipe down

quiesce

quiet

quiet down

quieten

sample sentences

"The audience fell silent when the speaker entered"

quiet and inactive restfulness
<noun.act>

dormancy

quiescence

quiescency

sleeping

a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction
<noun.state>

dormancy

quiescence

quiescency

sample sentences

"the volcano erupted after centuries of dormancy"

quiet and inactive restfulness
<noun.act>

dormancy

quiescence

quiescency

sleeping

a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction
<noun.state>

dormancy

quiescence

quiescency

sample sentences

"the volcano erupted after centuries of dormancy"

not active or activated
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

quiescent

sample sentences

"the quiescent level of centimeter wave-length solar radiation"

(pathology) causing no symptoms
<adj.all>

quiescent

sample sentences

"a quiescent tumor"

being quiet or still or inactive
<adj.all>

quiescent

marked by a state of tranquil repose
<adj.all>

quiescent

sample sentences

"the quiescent melancholy of the town"

characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 13 freq. cnt.: 13

quiet

sample sentences

"a quiet life"
"a quiet throng of onlookers"
"quiet peace-loving people"
"the factions remained quiet for almost 10 years"

free of noise or uproar; or making little if any sound
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 10

quiet

sample sentences

"a quiet audience at the concert"
"the room was dark and quiet"

not showy or obtrusive
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3

quiet

restrained

sample sentences

"clothes in quiet good taste"

(of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

placid

quiet

smooth

still

tranquil

unruffled

sample sentences

"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"

in a softened tone
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

hushed

muted

quiet

subdued

sample sentences

"hushed voices"
"muted trumpets"
"a subdued whisper"
"a quiet reprimand"

(of the sun) characterized by a low level of surface phenomena, such as sunspots
<adj.all>

quiet

with little or no activity or no agitation (`quiet' is a nonstandard variant for `quietly')
<adv.all>   freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1

quiet

quietly

sample sentences

"her hands rested quietly in her lap"
"the rock star was quietly led out the back door"
"sit here as quiet as you can"

the absence of sound
<noun.attribute>   freq. cnt.: 11 freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 1

quiet

silence

sample sentences

"he needed silence in order to sleep"
"the street was quiet"

an untroubled state; free from disturbances
<noun.state>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

quiet

tranquility

tranquillity

a period of calm weather
<noun.state>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

lull

quiet

sample sentences

"there was a lull in the storm"

a disposition free from stress or emotion
<noun.attribute>   freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

placidity

quiet

repose

serenity

tranquility

tranquillity

make calm or still
<verb.emotion>   freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

calm

calm down

lull

quiet

quieten

still

tranquilize

tranquillise

tranquillize

sample sentences

"quiet the dragons of worry and fear"

become quiet or quieter
<verb.perception>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

hush

pipe down

quiesce

quiet

quiet down

quieten

sample sentences

"The audience fell silent when the speaker entered"

become quiet or quieter
<verb.perception>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

hush

pipe down

quiesce

quiet

quiet down

quieten

sample sentences

"The audience fell silent when the speaker entered"

cause to be quiet or not talk
<verb.change>   freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

hush

hush up

quieten

shut up

silence

still

sample sentences

"Please silence the children in the church!"

make calm or still
<verb.emotion>   freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

calm

calm down

lull

quiet

quieten

still

tranquilize

tranquillise

tranquillize

sample sentences

"quiet the dragons of worry and fear"

become quiet or quieter
<verb.perception>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

hush

pipe down

quiesce

quiet

quiet down

quieten

sample sentences

"The audience fell silent when the speaker entered"

a form of religious mysticism requiring withdrawal from all human effort and passive contemplation of God
<noun.cognition>

quietism

a religious mystic who follows quietism
<noun.person>

quietist

with low volume
<adv.all>   freq. cnt.: 26 freq. cnt.: 18 freq. cnt.: 8

quietly

softly

sample sentences

"speak softly but carry a big stick"
"she spoke quietly to the child"
"the radio was playing softly"

with little or no sound
<adv.all>   freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 7

quietly

sample sentences

"the class was listening quietly and intently"
"she was crying quietly"

with little or no activity or no agitation (`quiet' is a nonstandard variant for `quietly')
<adv.all>   freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1

quiet

quietly

sample sentences

"her hands rested quietly in her lap"
"the rock star was quietly led out the back door"
"sit here as quiet as you can"

in a restful manner
<adv.all>

quietly

restfully

sample sentences

"the streets are restfully sunny and still for the town is at mass"

the property of making no sound
<noun.attribute>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

quietness

soundlessness

a state of peace and quiet
<noun.feeling>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

quietness

quietude

tranquility

tranquillity

a state of peace and quiet
<noun.feeling>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

quietness

quietude

tranquility

tranquillity

euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)
<noun.state>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

eternal rest

eternal sleep

quietus

rest

sleep

sample sentences

"she was laid to rest beside her husband"
"they had to put their family pet to sleep"

a prominent forelock (especially one brushed upward from the forehead)
<noun.body>

quiff

a stiff hollow protective spine on a porcupine or hedgehog
<noun.animal>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

quill

pen made from a bird's feather
<noun.artifact>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

quill

quill pen

the hollow spine of a feather
<noun.animal>

calamus

quill

shaft

any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird
<noun.animal>

flight feather

pinion

quill

quill feather

any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird
<noun.animal>

flight feather

pinion

quill

quill feather

pen made from a bird's feather
<noun.artifact>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

quill

quill pen

any of several spore-bearing aquatic or marsh plants having short rhizomes and leaves resembling quills; worldwide except Polynesia
<noun.plant>

quillwort

quillworts; coextensive with the genus Isoetes
<noun.plant>

Isoetaceae

family Isoetaceae

quillwort family

bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together
<noun.artifact>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

comfort

comforter

puff

quilt

create by stitching together
<verb.creation>

quilt

stitch or sew together
<verb.creation>

quilt

sample sentences

"quilt the skirt"

made of layers of fabric held together by patterned stitching
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

quilted

a bedspread constructed like a thin quilt
<noun.artifact>

quilted bedspread

a material used for making a quilt, or a quilted fabric
<noun.artifact>

quilting

stitching through layers of fabric and a filling so as to create a design
<noun.artifact>

quilting

a gathering to make quilts
<noun.group>

quilting bee

one of five children born at the same time from the same pregnancy
<noun.person>

quin

quint

quintuplet

a drug (trade name Atabrine) used to treat certain worm infestations and once used to treat malaria
<noun.artifact>

Atabrine

mepacrine

quinacrine

quinacrine hydrochloride