Meaning
With little or no sound; free of disturbing noise.
Etymology
Origin: Middle English
From Middle English quiete, from Old French quiet (adjective) and quiete (noun), from Latin quiētus, past participle of quiēscere (“to keep quiet, rest”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷyeh₁- (“rest”). Doublet of coy, quit, quite, and quietus. Largely displaced native English still in the sense of "with little or no sound".
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NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 2 recorded puzzles: