Quieter Meaning
/ˈkwaɪ.ɪ.tə/Definition, CEFR level A1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjcomparative form of quiet: more quiet
nounOne who quiets.
Sentence Examples
Could you be a little quieter, sir?
A little quieter, please.
I wish you could be a little quieter.
CEFR Practice Quiz
This room is much ____ than the busy street outside with traffic.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The new engine was significantly ____ than the old model, reducing noise pollution in the area.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English quiet Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English quieter From quiet + -er.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The motives that were previously so powerful now lose their force, and instead of them, the complete knowledge of the real nature of the world, acting as a quieter of the will, produces resignation […]"
— 2001, Robert Faggen, Robert Frost and the Challenge of Darwin, page 269:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
This room is much ____ than the busy street outside with traffic.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The new engine was significantly ____ than the old model, reducing noise pollution in the area.