| quiesce | (verb) become quiet or quieter | Synonyms: hush, pipe down, quiet, quiet down, quieten |
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| quiescence | (noun) quiet and inactive restfulness | Synonyms: dormancy, quiescency, sleeping |
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| (noun) a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction | Synonyms: dormancy, quiescency |
| quiescency | (noun) quiet and inactive restfulness | Synonyms: dormancy, quiescence, sleeping |
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| (noun) a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction | Synonyms: dormancy, quiescence |
| quiescent | (adjective) being quiet or still or inactive | - |
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| (adjective) (pathology) causing no symptoms | - |
| (adjective) not active or activated | - |
| (adjective) marked by a state of tranquil repose | - |
| 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 |
| quieten | (verb) cause to be quiet or not talk | Synonyms: hush, hush up, shut up, silence, still |
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| (verb) make calm or still | Synonyms: calm, calm down, lull, quiet, still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize |
| (verb) become quiet or quieter | Synonyms: hush, pipe down, quiesce, quiet, quiet down |
| quietism | (noun) a form of religious mysticism requiring withdrawal from all human effort and passive contemplation of God | - |
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| quietist | (noun) a religious mystic who follows quietism | - |
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| quietly | (adverb) with low volume | Synonyms: softly |
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| (adverb) with little or no sound | - |
| (adverb) with little or no activity or no agitation (`quiet' is a nonstandard variant for `quietly') | Synonyms: quiet |
| (adverb) in a restful manner | Synonyms: restfully |
| quietness | (noun) the property of making no sound | Synonyms: soundlessness |
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| (noun) a state of peace and quiet | Synonyms: quietude, tranquility, tranquillity |
| quietude | (noun) a state of peace and quiet | Synonyms: quietness, tranquility, tranquillity |
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| quietus | (noun) euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb) | Synonyms: eternal rest, eternal sleep, rest, sleep |
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