Mum vs Quiet - What's the difference?
mum | quiet | Synonyms |
(UK, Australia, Canada, New England, informal) Mother.
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(colloquial) silent.
* Shakespeare
(colloquial) secret.
stop speaking! hush!
* Shakespeare
to act in a pantomime or dumb show
(obsolete) silence
A sort of strong beer, originally made in Brunswick, Germany.
With little or no sound; free from of disturbing noise.
Having little motion or activity; calm.
Not busy, of low quantity.
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, chapter=8 Not talking much or not talking loudly; reserved.
Not showy; undemonstrative.
To become quiet, silent, still, tranquil, calm.
To cause someone to become quiet.
The absence of sound; quietness.
the absence of movement; stillness, tranquility
As nouns the difference between mum and quiet
is that mum is mother while quiet is the absence of sound; quietness.As adjectives the difference between mum and quiet
is that mum is silent while quiet is with little or no sound; free from of disturbing noise.As verbs the difference between mum and quiet
is that mum is to act in a pantomime or dumb show while quiet is to become quiet, silent, still, tranquil, calm.As an interjection mum
is stop speaking! hush.As a proper noun Mum
is one's mother.mum
English
Alternative forms
* mam * mom, Mom (US) * MumEtymology 1
Alternative form of mam, or an abbreviation of mummy. Compare mom, mama.Noun
(en noun)page 278,
- 'Ooh Mum', Auntie don?t allow smokin’ - Pat?s eyes were round with awe as ' Mum struck a match.
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- Her mum says that she is deaf and only partially sighted, so I need to go and stand in front of her, so she can see the gift.
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- “Mum'! '''Mum'''!” he shouted out. The laughter stopped. Two bright, sparkling yellow eyes peeped from the hollow. Atop her head were the fluffy ear tufts that his '''mum''' was so proud of because they were fuller and lovelier than those of most Great Horned Owls. It was indeed his ' mum !
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- He?s looking at my mum , at her swollen eyes, busted nose and bloodied lips. She?s mashed up something chronic, and the man who did this to her is my dad.
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- “Wy, mum',” said Mr. Weller, “I don?t think you?ll see a many sich, and that?s the truth. But if my son Samivel vould give me my vay, '''mum , and dis-pense with his—''might I wenter to say the vurd?”
- “What word Mr Weller?” said the housekeeper, blushing slightly.
- “Petticuts, mum ,” returned that gentleman, laying his had upon the garments of his grandson. “If my son Samivel vould only dis-pense vith these here, you?d see sich a alteration in his appearance, as the imagination can?t depicter!”
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- Then she took off the hank and looked me straight in the face, and very pleasant, and says:
- “Come, now, what?s your real name?
- “Wh -- what, mum ?”
- “What?s your real name? Is it Bill, or Tom, or Bob? -- Or what is it?”
Usage notes
Mum is only capitalized when used as a proper noun: * I don't think Mum will like you. * I don't think my mum will like you. *In New England, the word may still be spelt "mom", but it will have the pronunciation of "mum."Synonyms
* See alsoEtymology 2
Abbreviation of chrysanthemum.Etymology 3
From (etyl) mum or .Adjective
(-)- The citizens are mum , and speak not a word.
Derived terms
* keep mum * mum's the wordInterjection
- Mum , then, and no more.
Verb
(mumm)Noun
(-)- (Hudibras)
Etymology 4
(etyl) Mummere, named after Christian Mumme, who first brewed it in 1492.Noun
(-)- (Addison)
- The clamorous crowd is hushed with mugs of mum . — Alexander Pope.
Anagrams
* * English palindromes ----quiet
English
Adjective
(er)citation, passage=It was a casual sneer, obviously one of a long line. There was hatred behind it, but of a quiet , chronic type, nothing new or unduly virulent, and he was taken aback by the flicker of amazed incredulity that passed over the younger man's ravaged face.}}
- a quiet''' dress; '''quiet''' colours; a '''quiet movement
Quotations
* (English Citations of "quiet")Synonyms
* See also * See alsoAntonyms
* loud * sounded * vocalVerb
(en verb)- When you quiet , we can start talking.
- Can you quiet your child? He's making lots of noise.
- The umpire quieted the crowd, so the game could continue in peace.
Synonyms
* (become quiet) quiet down, quieten * (cause to become quiet) quiet down, quietenNoun
(en noun)- There was a strange quiet in the normally very lively plaza.
- We need a bit of quiet before we can start the show.