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The noun quiet has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)

1. (1) lull, quiet -- (a period of calm weather; "there was a lull in the storm")
2. (1) tranquillity, tranquility, quiet -- (an untroubled state; free from disturbances)
3. (1) silence, quiet -- (the absence of sound; "he needed silence in order to sleep"; "the street was quiet")
4. repose, quiet, placidity, serenity, tranquillity, tranquility -- (a disposition free from stress or emotion)

The verb quiet has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)

1. (1) quieten, hush, quiet, quiesce, quiet down, pipe down -- (become quiet or quieter; "The audience fell silent when the speaker entered")
2. (1) calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, still -- (make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear")

The adj quiet has 6 senses (first 5 from tagged texts)

1. (13) quiet -- (characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity; "a quiet life"; "a quiet throng of onlookers"; "quiet peace-loving people"; "the factions remained quiet for almost 10 years")
2. (10) quiet -- (free of noise or uproar; or making little if any sound; "a quiet audience at the concert"; "the room was dark and quiet")
3. (3) quiet, restrained -- (not showy or obtrusive; "clothes in quiet good taste")
4. (1) hushed, muted, subdued, quiet -- (in a softened tone; "hushed voices"; "muted trumpets"; "a subdued whisper"; "a quiet reprimand")
5. (1) placid, quiet, still, tranquil, smooth, unruffled -- ((of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves; "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")
6. quiet -- (of the sun; characterized by a low level of surface phenomena like sun spots e.g.)

The adv quiet has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)

1. (1) quietly, quiet -- (with little or no activity or no agitation (`quiet' is a nonstandard variant for `quietly'); "her hands rested quietly in her lap"; "the rock star was quietly led out the back door"; "sit here as quiet as you can")

• S: (n) lull, quiet (a period of calm weather) "there was a lull in the storm"
  o direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
  + S: (n) calmness (an absence of strong winds or rain)
  # S: (n) stillness, windlessness (calmness without winds)
  # S: (n) lull, quiet (a period of calm weather) "there was a lull in the storm"
  o derivationally related form
  + W: (v) lull [Related to: lull] (calm by deception) "Don't let yourself be lulled into a false state of security"
  * S: (n) tranquillity, tranquility, quiet (an untroubled state; free from disturbances)
  o direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
  + S: (n) order (established customary state (especially of society)) "order ruled in the streets"; "law and order"
  # S: (n) civil order, polity (the form of government of a social organization)
  # S: (n) rule of law (a state of order in which events conform to the law)
  # S: (n) tranquillity, tranquility, quiet (an untroubled state; free from disturbances)
  # S: (n) harmony, concord, concordance (a harmonious state of things in general and of their properties (as of colors and sounds); congruity of parts with one another and with the whole)
  # S: (n) stability (a stable order (especially of society))
  # S: (n) peace (the state prevailing during the absence of war)
  o derivationally related form
  + W: (adj) tranquil [Related to: tranquillity] ((of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves) "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"
  * S: (n) silence, quiet (the absence of sound) "he needed silence in order to sleep"; "the street was quiet"
  o direct hyponym / full hyponym
  + S: (n) hush, stillness, still ((poetic) tranquil silence) "the still of the night"
  + S: (n) speechlessness (the property of being speechless)
  + S: (n) quietness, soundlessness (the property of making no sound)
  o direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
  + S: (n) sound property (an attribute of sound)
  # S: (n) sound (the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause) "the sound of rain on the roof"; "the beautiful sound of music"
  # S: (n) silence, quiet (the absence of sound) "he needed silence in order to sleep"; "the street was quiet"
  # S: (n) musicality, musicalness (the property of sounding like music)
  # S: (n) harmony (an agreeable sound property)
  # S: (n) dissonance (disagreeable sounds)
  # S: (n) pitch (the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration)
  # S: (n) registration ((music) the sound property resulting from a combination of organ stops used to perform a particular piece of music; the technique of selecting and adjusting organ stops)
  # S: (n) timbre, timber, quality, tone ((music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)) "the timbre of her soprano was rich and lovely"; "the muffled tones of the broken bell summoned them to meet"
  # S: (n) volume, loudness, intensity (the magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction)) "the kids played their music at full volume"
  # S: (n) softness (a sound property that is free from loudness or stridency) "and in softness almost beyond hearing"
  # S: (n) rhythmicity (the rhythmic property imparted by the accents and relative durations of notes in a piece of music)
  o antonym
  + W: (n) sound [Opposed to: silence] (the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause) "the sound of rain on the roof"; "the beautiful sound of music"
  o derivationally related form
  + W: (adj) silent [Related to: silence] (marked by absence of sound) "a silent house"; "soundless footsteps on the grass"; "the night was still"
  + W: (v) silence [Related to: silence] (cause to be quiet or not talk) "Please silence the children in the church!"
  + W: (v) quiet [Related to: quiet] (become quiet or quieter) "The audience fell silent when the speaker entered"
  * S: (n) repose, quiet, placidity, serenity, tranquillity, tranquility (a disposition free from stress or emotion)
  o direct hyponym / full hyponym
  + S: (n) ataraxia (peace of mind)
  o direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
  + S: (n) composure, calm, calmness, equanimity (steadiness of mind under stress) "he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity"
  # S: (n) aplomb, assuredness, cool, poise, sang-froid (great coolness and composure under strain) "keep your cool"
  # S: (n) repose, quiet, placidity, serenity, tranquillity, tranquility (a disposition free from stress or emotion)
  o derivationally related form
  + W: (v) quiet [Related to: quiet] (make calm or still) "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"
  + W: (adj) placid [Related to: placidity] (not easily irritated) "an equable temper"; "not everyone shared his placid temperament"; "remained placid despite the repeated delays"
  
  Verb
  
  * S: (v) quieten, hush, quiet, quiesce, quiet down, pipe down (become quiet or quieter) "The audience fell silent when the speaker entered"
  o verb group
  + S: (v) hush, quieten, silence, still, shut up, hush up (cause to be quiet or not talk) "Please silence the children in the church!"
  o direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
  + S: (v) change intensity (increase or decrease in intensity)
  o antonym
  + W: (v) louden [Opposed to: quieten] (become louder) "The room loudened considerably"
  o derivationally related form
  o sentence frame
  * S: (v) calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, still (make calm or still) "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"
  o direct troponym / full troponym
  + S: (v) lull (calm by deception) "Don't let yourself be lulled into a false state of security"
  + S: (v) compose (calm (someone, especially oneself); make quiet) "She had to compose herself before she could reply to this terrible insult"
  + S: (v) pacify, lenify, conciliate, assuage, appease, mollify, placate, gentle, gruntle (cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of) "She managed to mollify the angry customer"
  + S: (v) reassure, assure (cause to feel sure; give reassurance to) "The airline tried to reassure the customers that the planes were safe"
  o direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
  + S: (v) comfort, soothe, console, solace (give moral or emotional strength to)
  # S: (v) calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, still (make calm or still) "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"
  # S: (v) still, allay, relieve, ease (lessen the intensity of or calm) "The news eased my conscience"; "still the fears"
  o antonym
  + W: (v) agitate [Opposed to: calm] (cause to be agitated, excited, or roused) "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks"
  o derivationally related form
  + W: (n) quiet [Related to: quiet] (a disposition free from stress or emotion)
  + W: (n) tranquilizer [Related to: tranquilize] (a drug used to reduce stress or tension without reducing mental clarity)
  + W: (n) lull [Related to: lull] (a pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished) "there was never a letup in the noise"
  + W: (n) still [Related to: still] ((poetic) tranquil silence) "the still of the night"
  o sentence frame
  + Somebody ----s somebody
  + Something ----s somebody
  + [Applies to calm] The performance is likely to calm Sue
  + [Applies to calm down] The performance is likely to calm down Sue
  + [Applies to quiet] The performance is likely to quiet Sue
  + [Applies to tranquilize] Sam cannot tranquilize Sue
  + [Applies to tranquillize] The performance is likely to tranquillize Sue
  + [Applies to lull] The performance is likely to lull Sue
  
  Adjective
  
  * S: (adj) quiet (characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity) "a quiet life"; "a quiet throng of onlookers"; "quiet peace-loving people"; "the factions remained quiet for almost 10 years"
  o see also
  + S: (adj) peaceful, peaceable (not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war) "a peaceful nation"; "peaceful times"; "a far from peaceful Christmas"; "peaceful sleep"
  + S: (adj) tame (very restrained or quiet) "a tame Christmas party"; "she was one of the tamest and most abject creatures imaginable with no will or power to act but as directed"
  + S: (adj) unagitated (not agitated or disturbed emotionally)
  o similar to
  + S: (adj) quiescent (marked by a state of tranquil repose) "the quiescent melancholy of the town"
  + S: (adj) untroubled (free from turmoil or worries) "untroubled times"
  o antonym
  o derivationally related form
  * S: (adj) quiet (free of noise or uproar; or making little if any sound) "a quiet audience at the concert"; "the room was dark and quiet"
  * S: (adj) quiet, restrained (not showy or obtrusive) "clothes in quiet good taste"
  * S: (adj) hushed, muted, subdued, quiet (in a softened tone) "hushed voices"; "muted trumpets"; "a subdued whisper"; "a quiet reprimand"
  * S: (adj) placid, quiet, still, tranquil, smooth, unruffled ((of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves) "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"
  * S: (adj) quiet (of the sun characterized by a low level of surface phenomena like sunspots e.g.)
  
  Adverb
  
  * S: (adv) quietly, quiet (with little or no activity or no agitation (`quiet' is a nonstandard variant for `quietly')) "her hands rested quietly in her lap"; "the rock star was quietly led out the back door"; "sit here as quiet as you can"
  o pertainym
  + W: (adj) quiet [Related to: quietly] (characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity) "a quiet life"; "a quiet throng of onlookers"; "quiet peace-loving people"; "the factions remained quiet for almost 10 years"
  o antonym
  + W: (adv) unquietly [Opposed to: quietly] (with agitation or turbulence)