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Quietest

Quiet \Qui"et\, a. [Compar. Quieter; superl. Quietest.] [L. quietus, p. p. pf quiescere to rest, keep quiet; akin to quies rest, and prob. to E. while, n. See While, and cf. Coy, a., Quiesce, Quietus, Quit, a., Quite, Requiem.]

  1. In a state of rest or calm; without stir, motion, or agitation; still; as, a quiet sea; quiet air.

    They . . . were quiet all the night, saying, In the morning, when it is day, we shall kill him.
    --Judg. xvi.

  2. 2. Free from noise or disturbance; hushed; still.

  3. Not excited or anxious; calm; peaceful; placid; settled; as, a quiet life; a quiet conscience. `` So quiet and so sweet a style.''
    --Shak.

    That son, who on the quiet state of man Such trouble brought.
    --Milton.

  4. Not giving offense; not exciting disorder or trouble; not turbulent; gentle; mild; meek; contented.

    The ornament of a meek and quiet spirit.
    --1 Pet. iii. 4.

    I will sit as quiet as a lamb.
    --Shak.

  5. Not showy; not such as to attract attention; undemonstrative; as, a quiet dress; quiet colors; a quiet movement.

    Syn: Still; tranquil; calm; unruffled; smooth; unmolested; undisturbed; placid; peaceful; mild; peaceable; meek; contented.

Wiktionary
quietest

a. (en-superlative of: quiet)

Usage examples of "quietest".

We'd pick up one of their quietest boats, even an Akula or a Sierra, after a while .

This class of SSBN's was by far the quietest afloat, and it would be a freak of nature for an unfriendly submarine to hear her before they had already been identified.

Those boomers are about the quietest things afloat, and they don't do anything to make it any easier to hear them.

But he was definitely one of the nicest, quietest fellas you'd ever want to meet.

That is why she lives here in the quietest of the Quiet Zones in a keep built without the least magic.

Now he should be stuck sharpening knives and shining glasses in the quietest house in England.

I looked at him through the comer of my eye and said in the quietest of voices, "I thought you'd call me from Chicago…" I let my voice trail off, feeling suddenly rather silly for even mentioning it.

And the water just kept gurgling into that field, sending ants scurrying for their lives, while Joe puffed a cigarette, on one of the quietest lavender mornings of this particular spring.