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Noun quiet has 4 senses
- lull, quiet - a period of calm weather; "there was a lull in the storm"
--1 is a kind of calmness
- tranquillity, quiet - an untroubled state; free from disturbances
--2 is a kind of order
- silence, quiet - the absence of sound; "he needed silence in order to sleep"; "the street was quiet"
--3 is a kind of sound property
--3 has particulars:
- repose, quiet, placidity, serenity, tranquillity, tranquility - a disposition free from stress or emotion
--4 is a kind of composure, calm, calmness, equanimity
--4 has particulars: ataraxia
Verb quiet has 2 senses
- quieten, hush, quiet, quiesce, quiet down, pipe down - become quiet or quieter; "The audience fell silent when the speaker entered"
--1 is one way to change intensity
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
- calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, still - make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"
--2 is one way to comfort, soothe, console, solace
Sample sentence:
The performance is likely to quiet Sue
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