quiet
English
/ˈkwaɪ.ɪt/, /ˈkwaɪ.ət/
adj
Definitions
- With little or no sound; free of disturbing noise.
- Having little motion or activity; calm.
- Not busy, of low quantity.
- Not talking much or not talking loudly; reserved.
- Not showy; undemonstrative.
- (software) Requiring little or no interaction.
Etymology
Derived from Latin quietus root from Proto-Indo-European *kʷyeh₁- (rest).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*kʷyeh₁-
Gloss
rest
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
休
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- acquiescently English
- be English
- be quiet English
- bequiet English
- coy English
- disquiet English
- disquieter English
- disquieteth English
- disquietful English
- disquieting English
- disquietive English
- disquietly English
- disquietment English
- disquietness English
- disquietous English
- nonquiet English
- quiesce English
- quietage English
- quieten English
- quietener English
- quieter English
- quieteth English
- quietful English
- quietish English
- quietism English
- quietist English
- quietistic English
- quietless English
- quietlike English
- quietly English
- quietness English
- quietsome English
- radioquiet English
- superquiet English
- ultraquiet English
- unquiet English
- unquietly English
- unquietness English
- acquiescens Latin
- acquiescere Latin
- acquiēscentem Latin
- acquiēscere Latin
- conquiesco Latin
- inquiētantem Latin
- inquiētus Latin
- inquiētāre Latin
- inquiētūdinem Latin
- irrequietus Latin
- irrequiētus Latin
- quetus Latin
- quiescentia Latin
- quiesco Latin
- quieto, quietāre, quietō Latin
- quietus Latin
- quitāre Latin
- quiēscentem Latin
- quiēscentia Latin
- quiēscēns, quiescens Latin
- quiētor Latin
- quiētus Latin
- quiētūdō Latin
- requiem Latin
- requiem [aeternam dōnā eīs, Domine] Latin
- requies Latin
- requietus Latin
- requiēs Latin
- tranquillitātem Latin
- acquiescentemente Italian
- acquiescenza Italian
- acquietamento Italian
- acquietare Italian
- acquietarsi Italian
- inquietamente Italian
- inquietarsi Italian
- inquietezza Italian
- irrequietezza Italian
- irrequietudine Italian
- quietamente Italian
- quietamento Italian
- quietanzare Italian
- quietanzatore Italian
- quietanzatrice Italian
- quietazione Italian
- quietezza Italian
- quietismo Italian
- quietista Italian
- quietistico Italian
- quietitudine Italian
- quieto Italian
- requiare Italian
- acquiescence French
- quittance French
- quieto Spanish, Castilian
- quitaesmalte Spanish, Castilian
- quitamanchas Spanish, Castilian
- quitamiedos Spanish, Castilian
- quitanieves Spanish, Castilian
- quitapinturas Spanish, Castilian
- quitar Spanish, Castilian
- quitavidas Spanish, Castilian
- *kʷyeh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷyeh₁tis Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷyeh₁tos Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷyéh₁tis Proto-Indo-European
- *hwīlō Proto-Germanic
- *pokojь Proto-Slavic
- quitter Old French
- quoi Old French
- kvieta Esperanto
- kvietigi Esperanto
- malkvieta Esperanto
- quiet Catalan, Valencian
- gorffwys Welsh
- terwilen Middle Dutch
- quieta Ido
- quoi Middle French
- quiet Occitan
- kita Papiamentu
- *pat- Proto-Brythonic
- 𐏁𐎡𐎹𐎠𐎫 Old Persian
- be
- coy
- bequiet
- unquiet
- quieter
- quieten
- quietly
- quiesce
- disquiet
- quietism
- be quiet
- quietish
- quietist
- quieteth
- nonquiet
- quietful
- quietage
- quietlike
- quietener
- unquietly
- quietsome
- quietness
- quietless
- quietistic
- superquiet
- disquietly
- radioquiet
- disquieter
- ultraquiet
- disquieteth
- unquietness
- disquietous
- disquieting
- disquietful
- disquietive
- disquietment
- disquietness
- acquiescently