Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

quieten

/ˈkwaɪ.ə.tən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.01 in modern English

Syllables
qui-eten
IPA
/ˈkwaɪ.ə.tən/
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make quiet.

British usage; Transitive verb

verb

To become quiet.

British usage; Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷyeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *kʷyéh₁tis Proto-Italic *kʷjētis Latin quiēs Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Italic *-skō Latin -scō Latin quiēscō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Latin quiētusder. French quietder. Middle English quiete English quiet English -en English quieten From quiet + -en (verbal suffix).

Usage

Inflected Forms

quietens (present, singular) quietening (participle, present) quietened (participle, past) quietened (past)

Derived Forms

quietener

Phrases

quieten down

Synonyms

hush silence still shut up hush up calm calm down quiet tranquilize tranquillize tranquillise lull

Questions

How do you pronounce quieten?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkwaɪ.ə.tən/.
What does quieten mean?
To make quiet.
Where does quieten come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷyeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *kʷyéh₁tis Proto-Italic *kʷjētis Latin quiēs Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Italic *-skō Latin -scō Latin quiēscō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Latin quiētusder. French quietder. Middle English quiete English quiet English -en English quieten From quiet + -en (verbal suffix).

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