a. [ Compar. Quieter superl. Quietest. ] [ L. quietus, p. p. pf quiescere to rest, keep quiet; akin to quies rest, and prob. to E. while, n. See While, and cf. Coy, a., Quiesce, Quietus, Quit, a., Quite, Requiem. ] 1. In a state of rest or calm; without stir, motion, or agitation; still; as, a quiet sea; quiet air. [ 1913 Webster ]

They . . . were quiet all the night, saying, In the morning, when it is day, we shall kill him. Judg. xvi. 2. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Free from noise or disturbance; hushed; still. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Not excited or anxious; calm; peaceful; placid; settled; as, a quiet life; a quiet conscience. “ So quiet and so sweet a style.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

That son, who on the quiet state of man
Such trouble brought. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Not giving offense; not exciting disorder or trouble; not turbulent; gentle; mild; meek; contented. [ 1913 Webster ]

The ornament of a meek and quiet spirit. 1 Pet. iii. 4. [ 1913 Webster ]

I will sit as quiet as a lamb. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. Not showy; not such as to attract attention; undemonstrative; as, a quiet dress; quiet colors; a quiet movement. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Still; tranquil; calm; unruffled; smooth; unmolested; undisturbed; placid; peaceful; mild; peaceable; meek; contented. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. quies, -etis. See Quiet, a. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. The quality or state of being quiet, or in repose; as an hour or a time of quiet. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Freedom from disturbance, noise, or alarm; stillness; tranquillity; peace; security. [ 1913 Webster ]

And join with thee, calm Peace and Quiet. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

At quiet, still; peaceful. --
In quiet, quietly. “ I will depart in quiet.” Shak. --
Out of quiet, disturbed; restless. [ Obs. ] “She is much out of quiet.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Quieted; p. pr. & vb. n. Quieting. ] 1. To stop motion in; to still; to reduce to a state of rest, or of silence. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To calm; to appease; to pacify; to lull; to allay; to tranquillize; as, to quiet the passions; to quiet clamors or disorders; to quiet pain or grief. [ 1913 Webster ]

Quiet yourselves, I pray, and be at peace. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To become still, silent, or calm; -- often with down; as, be soon quieted down. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Quietness. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who, or that which, quiets. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. quiétisme. ] 1. Peace or tranquillity of mind; calmness; indifference; apathy; dispassion; indisturbance; inaction. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Eccl. Hist.) The system of the Quietists, who maintained that religion consists in the withdrawal of the mind from worldly interests and anxieties and its constant employment in the passive contemplation of God and his attributes. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. quiétiste. ] (Eccl. Hist.) One of a sect of mystics originated in the seventeenth century by Molinos, a Spanish priest living in Rome. See Quietism. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to the Quietists, or to Quietism. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. 1. In a quiet state or manner; without motion; in a state of rest; as, to lie or sit quietly. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Without tumult, alarm, dispute, or disturbance; peaceably; as, to live quietly; to sleep quietly. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Calmly, without agitation or violent emotion; patiently; as, to submit quietly to unavoidable evils. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Noiselessly; silently; without remark or violent movement; in a manner to attract little or no observation; as, he quietly left the room. [ 1913 Webster ]