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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | low |
| Synonyms: | alto, bass, contralto, deep, faint, gentle, hushed, muffled, muted, quiet, soft, subdued, whispered |
| Main Entry: | faint |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | having little effect on senses |
| Synonyms: | aside, bated, bland, bleached, blurred, breathless, deadened, deep, delicate, dim, distant, dull, dusty, faded, faltering, far-off, feeble, gentle, hazy, hoarse, hushed, ill-defined, imperceptible, inaudible, indistinct, lenient, light, low, low-pitched, mild, moderate, muffled, murmuring, muted, muttering, obscure, out of earshot, padded, pale, piano, quiet, remote, shadowy, slight, smooth, soft, softened, soothing, stifled, subdued, tenuous, thin, unclear, vague, wan, weak, whispered |
| Notes: | faint (verb) means to pass out from weakness or to lose consciousness - faint (adjective) means barely perceptible or lacking clarity or distinctness; feint (noun) means any distracting or deceptive maneuver - feint (verb) means to deceive by a mock action |
| Antonyms: | clear, distinct, heavy, loud, strong |
| Main Entry: | gentle |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | mild, temperate in effect on senses |
| Synonyms: | balmy, bland, calm, clement, delicate, easy, faint, feeble, gradual, halcyon, hushed, imperceptible, lenient, light, low, low-pitched, low-toned, mellow, mild, moderate, muted, peaceful, placid, quiet, sensitive, serene, slight, slow, smooth, soft, soothing, subdued, tender, tranquil, untroubled |
| Notes: | genteel means marked by refinement in taste and manners; a gentile is a person who does not acknowledge your God or denotes a Christian as contrasted with a Jew; gentle means soft and mild or having or showing a kindly or tender nature |
| Antonyms: | harsh, loud, odorous, putrid, rough, sharp, strong |
| Main Entry: | low-key |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | subdued |
| Synonyms: | easygoing, laid-back*, loose, low-pitched, muffled, muted, played down, quiet, relaxed, restrained, sober, soft-sell, softened, subtle, toned down, understated |
| Antonyms: | energized, high-key, high-strung, nervous, pumped up |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | quiet |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | without or with little sound |
| Synonyms: | buttoned up, clammed up, close, close-mouthed, could hear a pin drop, dumb, hushed, hushful, inaudible, low, low-pitched, muffled, mute, muted, noiseless, not saying boo, peaceful, quiescent, quieted, reserved, reticent, secretive, silent, soft, soundless, speechless, still, stilled, taciturn, tight-lipped, uncommunicative, unexpressed, unspeaking, unuttered, whist |
| Notes: | quiet (noun) is the absence of sound - (verb) to make calm, still, or quiet - (adjective) free of noise or uproar or making little if any sound; quite means to the greatest extent or actually, really, or truly |
| Antonyms: | boisterous, clamorous, loud, noisy |
| Main Entry: | soft-spoken |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | quiet |
| Synonyms: | close-mouthed, gentle, hushed, hushful, low, low-keyed, low-pitched, mild, muffled, peaceful, reserved, silent, soft, still |
| Main Entry: | alto |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | low |
| Synonyms: | bass, deep, low-pitched, resonant, sonorous |
| Main Entry: | inobtrusive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | quiet |
| Synonyms: | buttoned up, clammed up, close, close-mouthed, could hear a pin drop, dumb, hushed, hushful, inaudible, low, low-pitched, muffled, mute, muted, noiseless, not saying boo, peaceful, quiescent, quieted, reserved, restrained, reticent, secretive, silent, soft, soundless, speechless, still, stilled, subdued, taciturn, tasteful, tight-lipped, uncommunicative, unexpressed, unobtrusive, unspeaking, unuttered, whist |
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