The Collaborative International Dictionary
Quiet \Qui"et\, n. [L. quies, -etis. See Quiet, a.]
The quality or state of being quiet, or in repose; as an hour or a time of quiet.
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Freedom from disturbance, noise, or alarm; stillness; tranquillity; peace; security.
And join with thee, calm Peace and Quiet.
--Milton.At quiet, still; peaceful.
In quiet, quietly. `` I will depart in quiet.''
--Shak.Out of quiet, disturbed; restless. [Obs.] ``She is much out of quiet.''
--Shak.
Usage examples of "in quiet".
At last Paul succeeds, and he and Kat spend the rest of the night in quiet camaraderie in an out-of-the-way shed, cleaning, roasting, basting, and eating all the goose they want.
Mira took her into a cozy sitting room done in quiet blues and misty greens.
Peter and Rhyssa returned in quiet triumph the day that Cass Cutler reported to Boris that three Neesters and two Hispanics in Linear E were suspiciously more affluent than they had any right to be.
He had simply gone down to the bottom and lain there, immersed in quiet bliss~_~wbereUP0~~ they had hauled him out with such excitement that he had almost been forced to withdraw himself, had it not been evident that they were concerned for his welfare.
He had simply gone down to the bottom and lain there, immersed in quiet bliss, whereupon they had hauled him out with such excitement that he had almost been forced to withdraw himself, had it not been evident that they were concerned for his welfare.
Instead, Elayne stood near the glittering shaft of Callandor rising out Of the floorstone, deep in quiet conversation with as oddly dressed a woman as Egwene had ever seen.