Quiet vs Restrain - What's the difference?
quiet | restrain | Related terms |
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
To control or keep in check.
To deprive of liberty.
To restrict or limit.
*{{quote-magazine, date=2013-05-17
, author=George Monbiot, authorlink=George Monbiot
, title=Money just makes the rich suffer
, volume=188, issue=23, page=19
, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly)
Quiet is a related term of restrain.
As verbs the difference between quiet and restrain
is that quiet is to become quiet, silent, still, tranquil, calm while restrain is to control or keep in check.As an adjective quiet
is with little or no sound; free from of disturbing noise.As a noun quiet
is the absence of sound; quietness.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.
Usage notes
Often confused with quite .Statistics
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English
Verb
(en verb)citation, passage=In order to grant the rich these pleasures, the social contract is reconfigured. […] The public realm is privatised, the regulations restraining the ultra-wealthy and the companies they control are abandoned, and Edwardian levels of inequality are almost fetishised.}}