Quiet vs. Shy

Quietadjective

With little or no sound; free of disturbing noise.

Quietadjective

Having little motion or activity; calm.

Quietadjective

Not busy, of low quantity.

Quietadjective

Not talking much or not talking loudly; reserved.

Quietadjective

Not showy; undemonstrative.

Quietadjective

(software) Requiring little or no interaction.

Quietverb

To become quiet, silent, still, tranquil, calm.

Quietverb

To cause someone to become quiet.

Quietnoun

The absence of sound; quietness.

Quietnoun

the absence of movement; stillness, tranquility

Quietinterjection

Be quiet.

Quietadjective

In a state of rest or calm; without stir, motion, or agitation; still; as, a quiet sea; quiet air.

Quietadjective

Free from noise or disturbance; hushed; still.

Quietadjective

Not excited or anxious; calm; peaceful; placid; settled; as, a quiet life; a quiet conscience.

Quietadjective

Not giving offense; not exciting disorder or trouble; not turbulent; gentle; mild; meek; contented.

Quietadjective

Not showy; not such as to attract attention; undemonstrative; as, a quiet dress; quiet colors; a quiet movement.

Quietnoun

The quality or state of being quiet, or in repose; as an hour or a time of quiet.

Quietnoun

Freedom from disturbance, noise, or alarm; stillness; tranquillity; peace; security.

Quietverb

To stop motion in; to still; to reduce to a state of rest, or of silence.

Quietverb

To calm; to appease; to pacify; to lull; to allay; to tranquillize; as, to quiet the passions; to quiet clamors or disorders; to quiet pain or grief.

Quietverb

To become still, silent, or calm; - often with down; as, be soon quieted down.

Quietnoun

a period of calm weather;

Quietnoun

an untroubled state; free from disturbances

Quietnoun

the absence of sound;

Quietnoun

a disposition free from stress or emotion

Quietverb

become quiet or quieter;

Quietverb

make calm or still;

Quietadjective

characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity;

Quietadjective

free of noise or uproar; or making little if any sound;

Quietadjective

not showy or obtrusive;

Quietadjective

in a softened tone;

Quietadjective

without untoward incident or disruption;

Quietadjective

free from disturbance;

Quietadjective

of the sun; characterized by a low level of surface phenomena like sun spots e.g.

Quietadverb

with little or no activity or no agitation (`quiet' is a nonstandard variant for `quietly');

Quietadjective

making little or no noise

Quietadjective

(of a place, period of time, or situation) without much activity, disturbance, or excitement

Quietadjective

without being disturbed or interrupted

Quietadjective

carried out discreetly, secretly, or with moderation

Quietadjective

(of a person) mild and reserved by nature

Quietadjective

expressed in a restrained or understated way

Quietadjective

(of a colour or garment) unobtrusive; not bright or showy.

Quietnoun

absence of noise or bustle; silence; calm

Quietnoun

freedom from disturbance or interruption by others

Quietnoun

a peaceful or settled state of affairs in social or political life

Quietverb

make or become silent, calm, or still

Shyadjective

Easily frightened; timid.

Shyadjective

Reserved; disinclined to familiar approach.

Shyadjective

Cautious; wary; suspicious.

Shyadjective

(informal) Short, insufficient or less than.

Shyadjective

Embarrassed. en

Shyverb

(intransitive) To avoid due to timidness or caution.

Shyverb

(intransitive) To jump back in fear.

Shyverb

(transitive) to throw sideways with a jerk; to fling

Shynoun

An act of throwing.

Shynoun

A place for throwing.

Shynoun

A sudden start aside, as by a horse.

Shynoun

In the Eton College wall game, a point scored by lifting the ball against the wall in the calx.

Shyadjective

Easily frightened; timid; as, a shy bird.

Shyadjective

Reserved; coy; disinclined to familiar approach.

Shyadjective

Cautious; wary; suspicious.

Shyadjective

Inadequately supplied; short; lacking; as, the team is shy two players.

Shyadjective

owing money to the pot; - in cases where an opponent's bet has exceeded a player's available stake or chips, but the player chooses to continue playing the hand before adding the required bet to the pot.

Shyverb

To start suddenly aside through fright or suspicion; - said especially of horses.

Shyverb

To throw sidewise with a jerk; to fling; as, to shy a stone; to shy a slipper.

Shynoun

A sudden start aside, as by a horse.

Shynoun

A side throw; a throw; a fling.

Shynoun

a quick throw;

Shyverb

start suddenly, as from fight

Shyverb

throw quickly

Shyadjective

lacking self-confidence;

Shyadjective

easily startled or frightened

Shyadjective

short;

Shyadjective

wary and distrustful; disposed to avoid persons or things;

Shyadjective

nervous or timid in the company of other people

Shyadjective

slow or reluctant to do (something)

Shyadjective

having a dislike of or aversion to a specified thing

Shyadjective

(of a wild mammal or bird) reluctant to remain in sight of humans

Shyadjective

less than; short of

Shyadjective

before

Shyadjective

(of a plant) not bearing flowers or fruit well or prolifically.

Shyverb

(especially of a horse) start suddenly aside in fright at an object, noise, or movement

Shyverb

avoid doing or becoming involved in (something) due to nervousness or a lack of confidence

Shyverb

fling or throw (something) at a target

Shynoun

a sudden startled movement, especially of a frightened horse.

Shynoun

an act of flinging or throwing something at a target.