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Quiet vs Pease - What's the difference?

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Quiet is a related term of pease.


As verbs the difference between quiet and pease

is that quiet is to become quiet, silent, still, tranquil, calm while pease is (obsolete) to make peace between (conflicting people, states etc); to reconcile.

As nouns the difference between quiet and pease

is that quiet is the absence of sound; quietness while pease is (archaic) form of pea, then later of peas .

As an adjective quiet

is with little or no sound; free from of disturbing noise.

quiet

English

Adjective

(er)
  • 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 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.}}
  • Not talking much or not talking loudly; reserved.
  • Not showy; undemonstrative.
  • a quiet''' dress; '''quiet''' colours; a '''quiet movement

    Synonyms

    * See also * See also

    Antonyms

    * loud * sounded * vocal

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To become quiet, silent, still, tranquil, calm.
  • When you quiet , we can start talking.
  • To cause someone to become quiet.
  • 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, quieten

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The absence of sound; quietness.
  • There was a strange quiet in the normally very lively plaza.
    We need a bit of quiet before we can start the show.
  • the absence of movement; stillness, tranquility
  • Usage notes

    Often confused with quite .

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    pease

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) pise, from .

    Noun

    (peasen)
  • (archaic) form of pea, then later of peas
  • Usage notes
    * The original singular was pease'', and the plural was (peasen). Over the centuries, ''pease'' became used as the plural, ''peasen'' was dropped, (pea) was created as a new singular, and finally ''pease was respelled (peas).

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) paiser, (pesser) et al., (etyl) paisier, aphetic form of . Probably also partly from aphetic use of (appease).

    Verb

    (peas)
  • (obsolete) To make peace between (conflicting people, states etc.); to reconcile.
  • (obsolete) To bring (a war, conflict) to an end.
  • (obsolete) To placate, appease (someone).
  • * 1526 , William Tyndale, trans. Bible , Matthew XXVIII:
  • And yf this come to the rulers eares, we wyll pease him, and make you safe.