Quiet vs Pease - What's the difference?
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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
(archaic) form of pea, then later of 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:
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
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- 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.
Usage notes
Often confused with quite .Statistics
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English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) pise, from .Noun
(peasen)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)- And yf this come to the rulers eares, we wyll pease him, and make you safe.
