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quietly

/ˈkwaɪətli/adverb

उच्चारण क्वायट्ली

चुपचाप, धीरे से, शांति से

Basic word

adverb
  1. 1

    making very little or no noise

    चुपचाप, धीरे से, शांति से

    • She closed the door quietly so as not to wake the baby.
    • He spoke quietly so that nobody else could hear.
    • The children played quietly while their mother worked.
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    • Please walk quietly past the library, as students are studying.
    • He knocked quietly and opened the door.

    Synonyms softly silently noiselessly in a whisper

    Opposite loudly noisily

  2. 2

    without much activity or excitement; calmly

    शांतिपूर्वक, सादगी से

    • They live quietly in a small hill town.
    • Radhika quietly continued with her preparation.
    • After retirement, my uncle lives quietly in a village near Dehradun.
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    • The festival passed quietly this year because of the rain.
    • She quietly went about her work and never complained.

    Synonyms calmly peacefully serenely

  3. 3

    in a way that is not obvious or does not attract attention

    चुपके से, बिना शोर-शराबे के

    • The plan was quietly dropped.
    • He was quietly confident about the result.
    • The company quietly raised its prices last month.
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    • He quietly slipped out of the meeting before it ended.
    • They quietly left the hall without telling anyone.

    Synonyms discreetly secretly privately

    Opposite openly publicly

◇Word family
quiet adjectivequietness noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

softly silently noiselessly in a whisper calmly peacefully serenely discreetly secretly privately

Antonyms

loudly noisily openly publicly

?Which word?

Do not confuse quiet (making little noise) and quite (fairly or completely), which are often misspelt for each other.

Quiet (शांत) और quite (काफ़ी या पूरी तरह) में भ्रम न करें, जिनकी spelling अक्सर एक-दूसरे के स्थान पर गलत लिखी जाती है।