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quieter

adj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈkwaɪ.ɪ.tə/
  • UK: /ˈkwaɪ.ə.tə/
  • US: /ˈkwaɪ.ɪ.tɚ/
  • US: /ˈkwaɪ.ə.tɚ/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: K W AY1 AH0 T ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

comparative form of quiet: more quiet

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: comparative, form-of

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

One who quiets.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kwyeh1- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *kwyéh1tis Proto-Italic *kwjētis Latin quiēs Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Italic *-skō Latin -scō Latin quiēscō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Latin quiētusder. French quietder. Middle English quiete English quiet Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English quieter From quiet + -er.