quieter
/ˈkwaɪ.ɪ.tɚ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.34 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
comparative form of quiet: more quiet
noun
One who quiets.
Example Sentences
- "The motives that were previously so powerful now lose their force, and instead of them, the complete knowledge of the real nature of the world, acting as a quieter of the will, produces resignation […]"
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 Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English quieter From quiet + -er.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈkwaɪ.ɪ.tɚ/
- British English: /ˈkwaɪ.ɪ.tə/