Antonyms for quietest


Grammar : Adj
Spell : kwahy-it
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkwaɪ ɪt


Definition of quietest

Origin :
  • c.1300, "freedom from disturbance or conflict; calm, stillness," from Old French quiete "rest, repose, tranquility" and directly from Latin quies (genitive quietis) "a lying still, rest, repose, peace," from PIE root *qwi- "rest" (cf. Old Persian shiyati-, Avestan shaiti- "well-being;" Avestan shyata- "happy;" Gothic hveila, Old English hwil "space of time;" see while (n.)). Late 14c. as "inactivity, rest, repose."
  • adj without or with little sound
  • adj calm, peaceful
  • adj simple, unobtrusive
Example sentences :
  • "Well, go on," interposed the youngest and quietest of the group.
  • Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
  • Little Dorrit seemed the least, the quietest, and weakest of Heaven's creatures.
  • Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
  • It was the simplest and quietest wedding,—at home, on an August morning.
  • Extract from : « Beauty and The Beast, and Tales From Home » by Bayard Taylor
  • He had the quietest way of speakin', anyhow, and his voice was a lovely tenor.
  • Extract from : « The Depot Master » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • It never was safe, even in the quietest times, to be flippant with Crossan.
  • Extract from : « The Red Hand of Ulster » by George A. Birmingham
  • The quietest day, bar none, we have had on the Peninsula since we first landed.
  • Extract from : « Gallipoli Diary, Volume 2 » by Ian Hamilton
  • "I have been looking for you; you are welcome here," he said, in the quietest of tones.
  • Extract from : « St. Cuthbert's » by Robert E. Knowles
  • There ain't any bluff an' bluster about him, he's the quietest hand you ever saw.
  • Extract from : « Prairie Flowers » by James B. Hendryx
  • They were really the quietest and most peaceful years—unless the Dowager happened to be in town.
  • Extract from : « Mary Gray » by Katharine Tynan
  • But for the rest—learn to paint everything in the quietest and simplest light.
  • Extract from : « Lectures on Landscape » by John Ruskin

Synonyms for quietest

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