quiet

quiet
1 adjective
1 NO NOISE not making much noise: We'll have to be quiet so as not to wake the baby. | The engine is 20% quieter than its nearest rival's. | (as) quiet as a mouse (=very quiet)
2 quiet!/be quiet! spoken used to tell someone, rather rudely, to stop talking or making noise
3 PEACEFUL a quiet place or time is one where there is not much activity and there are not many people: I'd love to go on holiday somewhere where it's nice and quiet. | quiet day/weekend: a quiet weekend at home
4 NOT SPEAKING
a) not saying much or not saying anything: You're very quiet, Mom - is anything the matter?
b) someone who is quiet does not usually talk very much: “What's she like?” “Oh, quiet - but friendly enough.”
5 NOT BUSY if business is quiet, there are not many customers: August is a quiet time of year for the retail trade..
6 keep quiet to not say anything, because you do not know anything or because you do not want to tell a secret: I didn't know anything about it so I just kept quiet.
7 keep sth quiet/keep quiet about sth to keep information secret: You're getting married? You kept that quiet!
8 keep sb quiet to stop someone from talking, complaining, or causing trouble: I gave the children some candy to keep them quiet.
9 have a quiet word (with) especially BrE to talk to someone privately when you want to criticize them or tell them about something serious: I'll have a quiet word with Brian about his behaviour.
—see also: quietly — quietness noun (U) 2 noun (U)
1 quietness; calmness: the quiet of the churchyard | peace and quiet: I've had an awful day - now I just want some peace and quiet.
2 silence: Can I have quiet please!
3 on the quiet informal without telling anyone; secretly: We found out he'd been doing some freelance work on the quiet.

Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.

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