Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗adj
With little or no sound; free of disturbing noise. · Having little motion or activity; calm. · Not busy, of low quantity. · Not talking much or not talking loudly; reserved.
verb
To cause (someone or something) to become quiet. · To become quiet or calm.
intj
Be quiet.
noun
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryThe absence of sound; quietness. · The absence of movement; stillness, tranquility. · The absence of disturbance or trouble; peace, security.
From Middle English quiete, from Old French quiet (adjective) and quiete (noun), from Latin quiētus, past participle of quiēscere (“to keep quiet, rest”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷyeh₁- (“rest”). Doublet of coy, quit, quite, and quietus. Largely displaced native English still in the sense of "with little or no sound".
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