Quiet vs Relax - What's the difference?
quiet | relax |
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 calm down.
To make something loose.
* Milton
To become loose.
To make something less severe or tense.
To become less severe or tense.
To make something (such as codes and regulations) more lenient.
* Jonathan Swift
(of codes and regulations) To become more lenient.
To relieve (something) from stress.
(dated) To relieve from constipation; to loosen; to open.
As verbs the difference between quiet and relax
is that quiet is to become quiet, silent, still, tranquil, calm while relax is to calm down.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
(es)- to relax''' a rope or cord; to '''relax the muscles or sinews
- Horror all his joints relaxed .
- to relax''' discipline; to '''relax one's attention or endeavours
- The stature of mortmain was at several times relaxed by the legislature.
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- Amusement relaxes the mind.
- An aperient relaxes the bowels.