diet | (noun) the act of restricting your food intake (or your intake of particular foods) | Synonyms: dieting |
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(noun) a prescribed selection of foods | - |
(noun) the usual food and drink consumed by an organism (person or animal) | - |
(noun) a legislative assembly in certain countries (e.g., Japan) | - |
(verb) eat sparingly, for health reasons or to lose weight | - |
(verb) follow a regimen or a diet, as for health reasons | - |
disquiet | (noun) the trait of seeming ill at ease | Synonyms: unease, uneasiness |
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(noun) a feeling of mild anxiety about possible developments | Synonyms: anxiousness |
(verb) disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed | Synonyms: cark, disorder, distract, perturb, trouble, unhinge |
quiet | (adjective) free of noise or uproar; or making little if any sound | - |
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(adjective) characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity | - |
(adjective) (of the sun) characterized by a low level of surface phenomena, such as sunspots | - |
(adjective) (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves | Synonyms: placid, smooth, still, tranquil, unruffled |
(adjective) in a softened tone | Synonyms: hushed, muted, subdued |
(adjective) not showy or obtrusive | Synonyms: restrained |
(noun) a disposition free from stress or emotion | Synonyms: placidity, repose, serenity, tranquility, tranquillity |
(noun) the absence of sound | Synonyms: silence |
(noun) a period of calm weather | Synonyms: lull |
(noun) an untroubled state; free from disturbances | Synonyms: tranquility, tranquillity |
(adverb) with little or no activity or no agitation (`quiet' is a nonstandard variant for `quietly') | Synonyms: quietly |
(verb) make calm or still | Synonyms: calm, calm down, lull, quieten, still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize |
(verb) become quiet or quieter | Synonyms: hush, pipe down, quiesce, quiet down, quieten |
soviet | (noun) an elected governmental council in a communist country (especially one that is a member of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) | - |
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unquiet | (adjective) characterized by unrest or disorder | - |
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(adjective) causing or fraught with or showing anxiety | Synonyms: anxious, nervous, queasy, uneasy |