Emily Dickinson Lexicon

quiet (-er), adj. [OFr quiete or L. quiētus < quiēscěre, come to rest.] (webplay: child, clamors, contented, coolness, death, God, lie, life, patiently, possession, sit, spirit, state, town).

1. Motionless; still; unmoving; [fig.] lifeless; deceased; dead.
2. Soundless; silent; noiseless; mute; speechless.
3. Calm; serene; peaceful; tranquil; placid; undisturbed; unruffled; [fig.] dignified; unpretentious.
4. Ordinary; usual; small; insignificant; unimportant; innocuous; harmless; benign.