Information about the word quiet (English → Esperanto: silenta)

Synonyms: silent, tacit

Part of speechadjective
Pronunciation/ˈkwaɪ̯ət/
Hyphenationqui·et
Shavian alphabet𐑒𐑢𐑲𐑩𐑑
Deseret alphabet𐐿𐐶𐐴𐐮𐐻

Degrees of comparison

Positivequiet
Comparativequieter
Superlativequietst

Usage samples

Mother wants you to be quiet.
The payment was allegedly made to Clifford so she would keep quiet about an alleged 2006 affair with Trump.
It’s very unusual for him to be quiet for a whole week

Translations

Afrikaansstil
Dutchstil
English (Old English)swige
Esperantosilenta
Frenchsilencieux
Germanstill
Greekαθόρηβος
Italiansilenzioso
Latinsilens
Norwegianstille
Portuguesecalado
Russianбезмолвный
Saterland Frisianswiegjend; stilswiegens
Swedishtyst
West Frisianstil