Quietly — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

with low volume

with little or no sound

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kwˈaɪətli/

🇬🇧British English

/kwˈaɪətli/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kwˈaɪətli/

2 syllables Say it as /kwˈaɪətli/.

Examples

speak softly but carry a big stick
she spoke quietly to the child
the radio was playing softly

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

restfully quiet softly

Antonyms

loudly noisily unquietly

Parts of Speech

adverb	with low volume “speak softly but carry a big stick”
adverb	with little or no sound “the class was listening quietly and intently”
adverb	with little or no activity or no agitation (`quiet' is a nonstandard variant for `quietly') “her hands rested quietly in her lap”
adverb	in a restful manner “the streets are restfully sunny and still for the town is at mass”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

ruhig

mit geringer Lautstärke

🇫🇷French

tranquillement

à faible volume

🇪🇸Spanish

en silencio

con bajo volumen

🇮🇹Italian

tranquillamente

con volume basso

🇳🇱Dutch

rustig

met laag volume

🇵🇹Portuguese

silenciosamente

com baixo volume

🇷🇺Russian

тихо

с низким объемом

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चुपचाप

कम आवाज़ के साथ

🇧🇩Bengali

শান্তভাবে

কম ভলিউম সহ

🇮🇳Tamil

அமைதியாக

குறைந்த அளவுடன்

🇮🇳Telugu

నిశ్శబ్దంగా

తక్కువ వాల్యూమ్‌తో

🇮🇳Marathi

शांतपणे

कमी आवाजासह

🇮🇳Gujarati

શાંતિથી

ઓછા વોલ્યુમ સાથે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸದ್ದಿಲ್ಲದೆ

ಕಡಿಮೆ ಪರಿಮಾಣದೊಂದಿಗೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിശബ്ദമായി

കുറഞ്ഞ വോളിയം കൊണ്ട്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚੁੱਪਚਾਪ

ਘੱਟ ਵਾਲੀਅਮ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ

🇵🇰Urdu

خاموشی سے

کم حجم کے ساتھ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

悄悄

音量小

🇯🇵Japanese

静かに

小さな音量で

🇰🇷Korean

조용히

낮은 볼륨으로

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lặng lẽ

với âm lượng thấp

🇹🇭Thai

อย่างเงียบ ๆ

ด้วยปริมาณที่ต่ำ

🇮🇩Indonesian

dengan tenang

dengan volume rendah

🇵🇭Filipino

tahimik

na may mababang volume

🇲🇾Malay

secara senyap-senyap

dengan isipadu yang rendah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بهدوء

مع انخفاض حجم

🇮🇷Persian

بی سر و صدا

با حجم کم

🇹🇷Turkish

sessizce

düşük hacimli

🇮🇱Hebrew

בְּשֶׁקֶט

עם ווליום נמוך

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What is the primary definition of the word 'quietly'?

The primary meaning of 'quietly' is 'with low volume'.

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In which domain is the word 'quietly' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'quietly' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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