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quiet.

tranquil, peaceful, placid

5 characters1 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

adj/kjɛ/
  1. tranquil, peaceful, placid

    literary · rare
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French quiete (13th c.), borrowed from Latin quiētus. The masculine quiet is a Middle French backformation. Doublet of inherited coi and the earlier borrowing quitte.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.