Analysis Complete

quietly

/ quietly /
adverb

Definitions & Examples

adverb Sense 1
with little or no sound
"the class was listening quietly and intently"
"she was crying quietly"
Opposites:
noisily
Pertains to:
quiet
adverb Sense 2
with little or no activity or no agitation (`quiet'' is a nonstandard variant for `quietly'')
"her hands rested quietly in her lap"
"the rock star was quietly led out the back door"
"sit here as quiet as you can"
Opposites:
unquietly
Pertains to:
quiet
adverb Sense 3
with low volume
"speak softly but carry a big stick"
"she spoke quietly to the child"
"the radio was playing softly"
Opposites:
loudly loud aloud
Pertains to:
soft
adverb Sense 4
in a restful manner
"the streets are restfully sunny and still for the town is at mass"
Pertains to:
relaxing restful reposeful
Semantic Complexity
67%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
5
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

noisily unquietly loudly loud aloud