1. The quality or state of being quiet, or in repose; as an hour or a
time of quiet.
2. Freedom from disturbance, noise, or alarm; stillness; tranquillity;
peace; security.
And join with thee, calm Peace and Quiet.
Milton.
At quiet, still; peaceful. -- In quiet, quietly. " I will depart in
quiet." Shak. -- Out of quiet, disturbed; restless. [Obs.] "She is much
out of quiet." Shak.
Qui"et, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Quieted; p. pr. & vb. n. Quieting.] 1. To
stop motion in; to still; to reduce to a state of rest, or of silence.
2. To calm; to appease; to pacify; to lull; to allay; to tranquillize;
as, to quiet the passions; to quiet clamors or disorders; to quiet pain
or grief.
Quiet yourselves, I pray, and be at peace.
Shak.
Qui"et, v. i. To become still, silent, or calm; -- often with down; as,
be soon quieted down.
Qui"et*age (?), n. Quietness. [Obs.] Spenser.
Qui"et*er (?), n. One who, or that which, quiets.
Qui"et*ism (?), n. [Cf. F. quiÈtisme.] 1. Peace or tranquillity of
mind; calmness; indifference; apathy; dispassion; indisturbance;
inaction.
2. (Eccl. Hist.) The system of the Quietists, who maintained that
religion consists in the withdrawal of the mind from worldly interests
and anxieties and its constant employment in the passive contemplation
of God and his attributes.
Qui"et*ist, n. [Cf. F. quiÈtiste.] (Eccl. Hist.) One of a sect of
mystics originated in the seventeenth century by Molinos, a Spanish
priest living in Rome. See Quietism.
Qui`et*is"tic (?), a. Of or pertaining to the Quietists, or to
Quietism.
Qui"et*ly, adv. 1. In a quiet state or manner; without motion; in a
state of rest; as, to lie or sit quietly.
2. Without tumult, alarm, dispute, or disturbance; peaceably; as, to
live quietly; to sleep quietly.
3. Calmly, without agitation or violent emotion; patiently; as, to
submit quietly to unavoidable evils.
4. Noiselessly; silently; without remark or violent movement; in a
manner to attract little or no observation; as, he quietly left the
room.
Qui"et*ness, n. The quality or state of being quiet; freedom from
noise, agitation, disturbance, or excitement; stillness; tranquillity;
calmness.