quiet

Definition

With little or no sound; free of disturbing noise.

Etymology

From Middle English quiete, from Old French quiet (adjective) and quiete (noun), from Latin quiētus, past participle of quiēscere (“to keep quiet, rest”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷyeh₁- (“rest”). Doublet of coy, quit, quite, and quietus. Largely displaced native English still in the sense of "with little or no sound".

Example Sentences

• "I can't hear the music; it is too quiet."
• "On the light streets, better streetcleaners, more trees, more police, and quieter buses were the most popular improvements, followed by cutting down the number of cars and improving children's play space."
• "Before long, the unsuspecting salesman was earnestly pitching him "the quietest noisemaker on the market.""

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