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WordBand 5.5–6.5Core (NGSL)

quiet

/ˈkwaɪ.ət/

An illustration for quiet

noun1 of 2

not loud; making very little sound

  • “At last the guests left, and the flat was quiet.”Tatoeba
  • “What I want now is for everyone to be quiet.”Tatoeba

Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.

adjective2 of 2

With little or no sound; free of disturbing noise.

Synonyms

Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)

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