Quiet vs Secure - 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.
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, 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
Free from attack or danger; protected.
Free from the danger of theft; safe.
Free from the risk of eavesdropping, interception or discovery; secret.
Free from anxiety or doubt; unafraid.
* Dryden
Firm and not likely to fail; stable.
Free from the risk of financial loss; reliable.
Confident in opinion; not entertaining, or not having reason to entertain, doubt; certain; sure; commonly used with of .
* Milton
Overconfident; incautious; careless.
To make safe; to relieve from apprehensions of, or exposure to, danger; to guard; to protect.
* Dryden
To put beyond hazard of losing or of not receiving; to make certain; to assure; frequently with against'' or ''from'', or formerly with ''of .
* T. Dick
To make fast; to close or confine effectually; to render incapable of getting loose or escaping.
To get possession of; to make oneself secure of; to acquire certainly.
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As adjectives the difference between quiet and secure
is that quiet is with little or no sound; free from of disturbing noise while secure is free from attack or danger; protected.As verbs the difference between quiet and secure
is that quiet is to become quiet, silent, still, tranquil, calm while secure is to make safe; to relieve from apprehensions of, or exposure to, danger; to guard; to protect.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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Alternative forms
* secuer (obsolete)Adjective
(en-adj)- But thou, secure of soul, unbent with woes.
- secure of a welcome
- Confidence then bore thee on, secure / Either to meet no danger, or to find / Matter of glorious trial.
- (Macaulay)
Antonyms
* insecureDerived terms
* securelyVerb
(secur)- I spread a cloud before the victor's sight, / Sustained the vanquished, and secured his flight.
- to secure''' a creditor against loss; to '''secure a debt by a mortgage
- It secures its possessor of eternal happiness.
- to secure''' a prisoner; to '''secure a door, or the hatches of a ship
- to secure an estate
Ángel di María says Manchester United were the ‘only club’ after Real", The Guardian , 26 August 2014:
- With the Argentinian secured United will step up their attempt to sign a midfielder and, possibly, a defender in the closing days of the transfer window. Juventus’s Arturo Vidal, Milan’s Nigel de Jong and Ajax’s Daley Blind, who is also a left-sided defensive player, are potential targets.
- "[Captain] was able to secure some good photographs of the fortress."
(Flight, 1911, p. 766)
The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=One saint's day in mid-term a certain newly appointed suffragan-bishop came to the school chapel, and there preached on “The Inner Life.” He at once secured attention by his informal method, and when presently the coughing of Jarvis […] interrupted the sermon, he altogether captivated his audience with a remark about cough lozenges being cheap and easily procurable.}}