The meaning of Quiet

adjective

Intended to be kept secret.

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Confidential information

adjective

Private, and intended to be kept secret

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Confidential data/documents/information, etc. prosecutors were not able to obtain confidential data…

adjective

Careful and prudent in one's speech or actions, especially in order to keep something confidential or to avoid embarrassment.

Usage examples:

We made some discreet inquiries

adjective

Careful not to cause embarrassment or attract a lot of attention

Usage examples:

She hung the laundry on a line in a discreet corner of the yard., there was a discreet knock on the…

adjective

Lacking interest or excitement.

Usage examples:

Your diet doesn't have to be dull and boring

verb

Make or become dull or less intense.

Usage examples:

Time dulls the memory

adjective

Not interesting or exciting; boring

Usage examples:

Many of the courtroom events were dull and routine., the lecture was dry, dull, and full of statist…

adjective

Temporarily unable or unwilling to speak.

Usage examples:

They stood dumb while the attacker poured out a stream of abuse

verb

Make dumb or unheard; silence.

Usage examples:

A splendour that dazed the mind and dumbed the tongue

adjective

(of a sight, smell, or sound) barely perceptible.

Usage examples:

The faint murmur of voices

verb

Lose consciousness for a short time because of a temporarily insufficient supply of oxygen to the brain.

Usage examples:

I fainted from loss of blood

noun

A sudden loss of consciousness.

Usage examples:

She hit the floor in a dead faint

adjective

(of a place) very quiet and still.

Usage examples:

He addressed the hushed courtroom

verb

Make (someone) be quiet or stop talking.

Usage examples:

He placed a finger before pursed lips to hush her

adjective

Unable to be heard.

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Inaudible pulses of high-frequency sound

adjective

Unable to be heard

Usage examples:

The noise of the machinery made her voice inaudible., music was playing almost inaudibly backstage.

adjective

Not clear or sharply defined.

Usage examples:

His speech was slurred and indistinct

adjective

Not clear

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An indistinct shape/sound/recollection

adjective

Of less than average height from top to bottom or to the top from the ground.

Usage examples:

The school is a long, low building

noun

A low point, level, or figure.

Usage examples:

His popularity ratings are at an all-time low

adverb

In or into a low position or state.

Usage examples:

She pressed on, bent low to protect her face

verb

Move (someone or something) in a downward direction.

Usage examples:

He watched the coffin being lowered into the ground

verb

Look angry or sullen; frown.

Usage examples:

The lofty statue lowers at patients in the infirmary

adjective

Less high in position.

Usage examples:

The lower levels of the building

adjective

(of a sound) not loud because of being obstructed in some way; muted.

Usage examples:

They heard the sounds of muffled voices

verb

Wrap or cover for warmth.

Usage examples:

Everyone was muffled up in coats and scarves

adjective

Refraining from speech or temporarily speechless.

Usage examples:

Harry sat mute, his cheeks burning resentfully

noun

A person lacking the faculty of speech.

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They do not write; and unlike mutes, or monks under vows of silence, they do not use any signs or o…

verb

Deaden, muffle, or soften the sound of.

Usage examples:

Her footsteps were muted by the thick carpet

adjective

(of a sound or voice) quiet and soft.

Usage examples:

The muted hum of the distant traffic

verb

Deaden, muffle, or soften the sound of.

Usage examples:

Her footsteps were muted by the thick carpet

adjective

Not loud, or not enthusiastic

Usage examples:

Her reaction was muted.

adjective

Silent or very quiet.

Usage examples:

The cycle is a noiseless form of transport

adjective

Silent

Usage examples:

Above them an eagle circled in noiseless flight.

adjective

Said without the intention of being published or officially noted

Usage examples:

An aide told reporters, off the record, that the senator had been lying., my off-the-record remarks…

adjective

Belonging to or for the use of one particular person or group of people only.

Usage examples:

All bedrooms have private facilities

noun

The lowest rank in the army, below lance corporal or private first class.

Usage examples:

He enlisted in the army in 1980 and was first assigned as a young private as a supply clerk in germ…

adjective

Not known or seen or not meant to be known or seen by others.

Usage examples:

How did you guess i'd got a secret plan?

noun

Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

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A state secret

noun

A piece of information that is not generally known or is not known by someone else and should not be told to others

Usage examples:

We don’t keep secrets from each other., don’t tell anyone – it’s a secret., what’s the secret of yo…

adjective

Not making or accompanied by any sound.

Usage examples:

The wood was still and silent

adjective

Not speaking or making noise

Usage examples:

I have remained silent till now, mike, but i have to tell you what i think., the "b" in doubt is si…

adjective

Easy to mould, cut, compress, or fold; not hard or firm to the touch.

Usage examples:

Soft margarine

adverb

(of a consonant) pronounced as a fricative (as c in ice ).

adjective

Not hard or firm; changing its shape when pressed

Usage examples:

The crabs are plucked from the water before their soft shells have had a chance to harden., the bab…

adjective

Making no sound; silent.

Usage examples:

Nancy's footsteps were soundless on the carpeted floor

adjective

Without sound

Usage examples:

Above the mountain, eagles circled in soundless flight.

adjective

Unable to speak, especially as the temporary result of shock or strong emotion.

Usage examples:

He was speechless with rage

verb

Make (someone) unable to breathe properly; suffocate.

Usage examples:

Those in the streets were stifled by the fumes

noun

A joint in the legs of horses, dogs, and other animals, equivalent to the knee in humans.

Usage examples:

At necropsy all stifle joints were stable to an anterior drawer force with no significant limitatio…

verb

Past simple and past participle of stifle

Usage examples:

He is said to have stifled his victim with a pillow., we almost stifled in the heat of the city., s…

adjective

Not moving or making a sound.

Usage examples:

The still body of the young man

noun

Deep silence and calm; stillness.

Usage examples:

The still of the night

adverb

Up to and including the present or the time mentioned; even now (or then) as formerly.

Usage examples:

He still lives with his mother

verb

Forcibly put an end to.

Usage examples:

The rising was savagely suppressed

adjective

Not officially authorized or confirmed.

Usage examples:

Unofficial reports said that dozens of people were injured

adjective

Not connected with or coming from a recognized office or authority

Usage examples:

We think of him as the unofficial town historian., unemployment has been unofficially estimated at …

adjective

Not officially approved by a person in authority, the government, etc.

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Unofficial estimates/figures/targets profits were below unofficial estimates., unofficial data/repo…

adjective

Not speaking; silent.

Usage examples:

For a moment they all sat unspeaking

adjective

Not able to speak or express opinions.

Usage examples:

Millions of americans feel voiceless and powerless to bring positive change to the political system

adjective

If a group of people is voiceless, it does not have the power or the legal right to express their opinions

Usage examples:

He spent his life fighting for the rights of the voiceless and the underprivileged.

verb

Speak very softly using one's breath rather than one's throat, especially for the sake of secrecy.

Usage examples:

Alison was whispering in his ear

noun

A soft or confidential tone of voice; a whispered word or phrase.

Usage examples:

She spoke in a whisper

verb

Past simple and past participle of whisper

Usage examples:

She leaned over and whispered something in his ear., what are you two girls whispering about?, [ + …