"quiet" meaning in French

See quiet in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /kjɛ/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-quiet.wav Forms: quiète [feminine], quiets [masculine, plural], quiètes [feminine, plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin quiētus, from quiēs (“rest”). Doublet of coi, which was inherited, and quitte, another borrowing. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|fr|la|quiētus|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin quiētus, {{bor+|fr|la|quiētus}} Borrowed from Latin quiētus, {{m|la|quiēs||rest}} quiēs (“rest”), {{doublet|fr|coi|notext=1}} coi, {{m|fr|quitte}} quitte Head templates: {{fr-adj|f=quiète}} quiet (feminine quiète, masculine plural quiets, feminine plural quiètes)
  1. (rare, literary) tranquil, peaceful, placid Tags: literary, rare Synonyms: calme Related terms: quiétude
    Sense id: en-quiet-fr-adj-rs7KwTRL Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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