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quiet

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"Library-like"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /ˈkwaɪ̯.ət/Part of speech adjective, adverb, verb, nounSorted eiqtuStarts with QEnds with T9 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. (of the sun) characterized by a low level of surface phenomena, such as sunspots

Word origin

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".

Used in a sentence

  • I can't hear the music; it is too quiet.
  • On the light streets, better streetcleaners, more trees, more police, and quieter buses were the most popular improvements, followed by cutting down the number of cars and improving children's play space.
  • Before long, the unsuspecting salesman was earnestly pitching him "the quietest noisemaker on the market."

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

Used as a crossword answer9 curated clues

01Library-like5 letters
02Library-like in sound5 letters
03Low in noise5 letters
04Low-noise5 letters
05Nearly silent5 letters
06Not noisy5 letters
07Soft-spoken5 letters
08Without much sound5 letters

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