Vocab Tadka : Quiet vs Quite (Confusing Words)

Lets discuss the difference between confusing words Quiet & Quite.

QUIET

1

(n)

a period of calm weather Type: ‘noun.state’ Usage: ‘there was a lull in the storm’ Synonym: lull,

2

(n)

an untroubled state; free from disturbances Type: ‘noun.state’ Synonym: tranquility, tranquillity,

3

(n)

the absence of sound Type: ‘noun.attribute’ Usage: ‘he needed silence in order to sleep’ Usage: ‘the street was quiet’ Synonym: silence,

4

(n)

a disposition free from stress or emotion Type: ‘noun.attribute’ Synonym: placidity, repose, serenity, tranquility, tranquillity,

1

(v)

become quiet or quieter Type: ‘verb.perception’ Usage: ‘The audience fell silent when the speaker entered’ Synonym: hush, pipe down, quiesce, quiet down, quieten,

2

(v)

make calm or still Type: ‘verb.emotion’ Usage: ‘quiet the dragons of worry and fear’ Synonym: calm, calm down, lull, quieten, still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize,

1

(a)

characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity Type: ‘adj.all’ Usage: ‘a quiet life’ Usage: ‘a quiet throng of onlookers’ Usage: ‘quiet peace-loving people’ Usage: ‘the factions remained quiet for almost 10 years’

2

(a)

free of noise or uproar; or making little if any sound Type: ‘adj.all’ Usage: ‘a quiet audience at the concert’ Usage: ‘the room was dark and quiet’

6

(a)

of the sun characterized by a low level of surface phenomena like sunspots e.g. Type: ‘adj.all’

1

(r)

with little or no activity or no agitation (`quiet’ is a nonstandard variant for `quietly’) Type: ‘adv.all’ Usage: ‘her hands rested quietly in her lap’ Usage: ‘the rock star was quietly led out the back door’ Usage: ‘sit here as quiet as you can’ Synonym: quietly,

3

(s)

not showy or obtrusive Type: ‘adj.all’ Usage: ‘clothes in quiet good taste’ Synonym: restrained,

4

(s)

in a softened tone Type: ‘adj.all’ Usage: ‘hushed voices’ Usage: ‘muted trumpets’ Usage: ‘a subdued whisper’ Usage: ‘a quiet reprimand’ Synonym: hushed, muted, subdued,

5

(s)

(of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves Type: ‘adj.all’ Usage: ‘a ribbon of sand between the angry sea and the placid bay’ Usage: ‘the quiet waters of a lagoon’ Usage: ‘a lake of tranquil blue water reflecting a tranquil blue sky’ Usage: ‘a smooth channel crossing’ Usage: ‘scarcely a ripple on the still water’ Usage: ‘unruffled water’ Synonym: placid, smooth, still, tranquil, unruffled,

Sentence Usage : To learn the word better write your sentence in comment below 

• Quiet stance was assessed using a triaxial accelerometer and balance performance monitor simultaneously.
• It truly appears that women are more adept at the quiet art of one-to-one dialog.
• Accessed by exterior stone steps, this apartment adjoins the owner ‘s home, which is located on a quiet country lane.

QUITE

1

(r)

to a degree (not used with a negative) Type: ‘adv.all’ Usage: ‘quite tasty’ Usage: ‘quite soon’ Usage: ‘quite ill’ Usage: ‘quite rich’ Synonym: rather,

2

(r)

to the greatest extent; completely Type: ‘adv.all’ Usage: ‘you’re quite right’ Usage: ‘she was quite alone’ Usage: ‘was quite mistaken’ Usage: ‘quite the opposite’ Usage: ‘not quite finished’ Usage: ‘did not quite make it’

3

(r)

of an unusually noticeable or exceptional or remarkable kind (not used with a negative) Type: ‘adv.all’ Usage: ‘her victory was quite something’ Usage: ‘she’s quite a girl’ Usage: ‘quite a film’ Usage: ‘quite a walk’ Usage: ‘we’ve had quite an afternoon’ Synonym: quite a, quite an,

4

(r)

actually or truly or to an extreme Type: ‘adv.all’ Usage: ‘was quite a sudden change’ Usage: ‘it’s quite the thing to do’ Usage: ‘quite the rage’ Usage: ‘Quite so!’

Sentence Usage : To learn the word better write your sentence in comment below 

• Those North American abduction stories show quite different origins.
• Quite simply they were not abiding by Googles guidelines for SEO.
• The bacterial and nitrate concentrations are quite abnormal in almost all the coastal stretches of Bardez taluka.

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