Antonyms for quietest
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : kwahy-it |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkwaɪ ɪt |
Definition of quietest
Origin :- c.1300, "freedom from disturbance or conflict; calm, stillness," from Old French quiete "rest, repose, tranquility" and directly from Latin quies (genitive quietis) "a lying still, rest, repose, peace," from PIE root *qwi- "rest" (cf. Old Persian shiyati-, Avestan shaiti- "well-being;" Avestan shyata- "happy;" Gothic hveila, Old English hwil "space of time;" see while (n.)). Late 14c. as "inactivity, rest, repose."
- adj without or with little sound
- adj calm, peaceful
- adj simple, unobtrusive
- "Well, go on," interposed the youngest and quietest of the group.
- Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
- Little Dorrit seemed the least, the quietest, and weakest of Heaven's creatures.
- Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
- It was the simplest and quietest wedding,—at home, on an August morning.
- Extract from : « Beauty and The Beast, and Tales From Home » by Bayard Taylor
- He had the quietest way of speakin', anyhow, and his voice was a lovely tenor.
- Extract from : « The Depot Master » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- It never was safe, even in the quietest times, to be flippant with Crossan.
- Extract from : « The Red Hand of Ulster » by George A. Birmingham
- The quietest day, bar none, we have had on the Peninsula since we first landed.
- Extract from : « Gallipoli Diary, Volume 2 » by Ian Hamilton
- "I have been looking for you; you are welcome here," he said, in the quietest of tones.
- Extract from : « St. Cuthbert's » by Robert E. Knowles
- There ain't any bluff an' bluster about him, he's the quietest hand you ever saw.
- Extract from : « Prairie Flowers » by James B. Hendryx
- They were really the quietest and most peaceful years—unless the Dowager happened to be in town.
- Extract from : « Mary Gray » by Katharine Tynan
- But for the rest—learn to paint everything in the quietest and simplest light.
- Extract from : « Lectures on Landscape » by John Ruskin
Synonyms for quietest
- buttoned up
- clammed up
- close
- close-mouthed
- collected
- conservative
- contented
- could hear a pin drop
- docile
- dumb
- fixed
- gentle
- halcyon
- homely
- hushed
- hushful
- inactive
- inaudible
- inobtrusive
- isolated
- level
- low
- low-pitched
- meek
- mild
- modest
- motionless
- muffled
- mute
- muted
- noiseless
- not saying boo
- pacific
- peaceful
- placid
- plain
- private
- quiescent
- quieted
- remote
- reserved
- restful
- restrained
- reticent
- retired
- secluded
- secret
- secretive
- sedate
- sequestered
- serene
- shy
- silent
- smooth
- sober
- soft
- soundless
- speechless
- stable
- stagnant
- still
- stilled
- subdued
- taciturn
- tasteful
- tight-lipped
- tranquil
- unanxious
- unassuming
- uncommunicative
- undisturbed
- unexcited
- unexpressed
- unfrequented
- unpretentious
- unruffled
- unspeaking
- untroubled
- unuttered
- whist
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