Que vs Quiet - What's the difference?
que | quiet |
(rfv-sense) (lb) A former British unit of currency worth one-half of a farthing, thus one-eighth of an old penny; (lb) a farthing; a small amount of money.
* 1594 , John Lyly, Mother Bombie :
* 1887 , William Dunn Macray, editor, , Glossary,
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* 2012 , MW Fletcher, Project Reaper: A Max Storm novel , Andrews UK Limited (ISBN 9781782343004)
(rfv-sense) (dialect) cow (Halliwell )
*1889-1904 , (The Century Dictionary and Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language) ,,
* 2009 December 25, Nick Cramer, in My "homemade" Italian meatball recipe - for Nick and Meir'', in soc.culture.jewish.moderated, ''Usenet :
* 2010 September 22, Nanzi (username), in Re: Yoy guys are killing this group'', in alt.food.barbecue, ''Usenet :
* 2011 , Kathy Reichs, Spider Bones: A Novel (ISBN 145164194X), page 57
With little or no sound; free from of disturbing noise.
Having little motion or activity; calm.
Not busy, of low quantity.
* {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
, 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 que and quiet
is that que is a former British unit of currency worth one-half of a farthing, thus one-eighth of an old penny; a farthing; a small amount of money while quiet is the absence of sound; quietness.As a proper noun Que
is abbreviation of Querétaro|lang=en, a state of Mexico.As an adjective quiet is
with little or no sound; free from of disturbing noise.As a verb quiet is
to become quiet, silent, still, tranquil, calm.que
English
Noun
(en noun)- Rather praie there bee no fall of monie, for thou wilt then go for a que .
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- Qu or Que, a farthing; a farthing's-worth, 39.434; 139. 1838
- Max had a snooker-que in his right hand and was using it to point to detail on the diagram.
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- Then about 1950 two German brothers who had a meat market began cooking BBQ in their market to use up left over meat. One got the idea to smoke a brisket as he was smoking sausage one weekend. He left it all weekend in his smokehouse and on Monday as they were serving their que , pork, sausage & chicken, he cut a slice
- Instead please join in the sharing of que methods and recipes, or questions.
- The back route I favor involves a long stretch on Highway 74 and brings me close enough to Lumberton for a barbeque detour. That was my target today. Being already in Lumberton, it only made sense to score some “que .”
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.