- 3. Patience, calmness.
Quiet, v. a.
- 1. Stop, suspend, still, arrest, interrupt, intermit, discontinue, put a stop to.
- 2. Tranquillize, calm, compose, lull, pacify, appease, soothe, sober, allay.
- 3. Still, silence, hush.
- 4. Moderate, allay, assuage, mitigate, mollify, alleviate, soften, dull, blunt.
Quietly, ad.
- 1. Peaceably, at rest, without disturbance, without agitation.
- 2. Calmly, patiently.
- 3. Silently, noiselessly.
Quietness, n. Tranquillity, stillness, calmness.
Quietude, n. See Quiet.
Quietus, n. Acquittance, final discharge, settlement.
Quill, n. Pen.
Quill-driver, n.
- 1. Writer, scribbler.
- 2. Clerk, scribe, secretary, amanuensis.
Quina, Quinia, Quinine, n. Sulphate of quina, sulphate of quinine.
Quinquina, n. Cinchona, Jesuit’s bark, Peruvian bark, Cinchona bark.
Quintessence, n. Essence, essential part, extract.
Quintuple, a. Fivefold.
Quip, n. Taunt, gibe, jeer, scoff, sneer, mock, flout, sally, quirk, crank, repartee, retort, sharp saying, caustic or cutting remark, biting jest.