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Quiet
Webster's Dictionary
or (1):
(a.) In a state of rest or calm; without stir, motion, or agitation; still; as, a quiet sea; quiet air.
(2):
(v. t.) To calm; to appease; to pacify; to lull; to allay; to tranquillize; as, to quiet the passions; to quiet clamors or disorders; to quiet pain or grief.
(3):
(v. i.) To become still, silent, or calm; - often with down; as, be soon quieted down.
(4):
(a.) Freedom from disturbance, noise, or alarm; stillness; tranquillity; peace; security.
(5):
(a.) Not excited or anxious; calm; peaceful; placid; settled; as, a quiet life; a quiet conscience.
(6):
(v. t.) To stop motion in; to still; to reduce to a state of rest, or of silence.
(7):
(a.) The quality or state of being quiet, or in repose; as an hour or a time of quiet.
(8):
(a.) Not showy; not such as to attract attention; undemonstrative; as, a quiet dress; quiet colors; a quiet movement.
(9):
(a.) Not giving offense; not exciting disorder or trouble; not turbulent; gentle; mild; meek; contented.
(10):
(a.) Free from noise or disturbance; hushed; still.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Quiet'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/q/quiet.html. 1828.
