quiet (adj.)

making little sound

Examples

• The library is quiet.

Key rules

• Quiet means making little sound
• Quiet is an adjective and noun: keep quiet, the quiet
• Quietly is the adverb

Common mistakes

• The library is quiet and silent → The library is quiet
• He spoke quite quiet → He spoke quietly

Use cases

• Describing libraries
• Telling people to be quiet
• Describing peaceful places