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quiet vs appease

appease vs quiet

quiet is a noun but appease is not a noun.

quiet is an adjective but appease is not an adjective.

quiet and appease both are verbs.

quiet is an adverb but appease is not an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
quiet Yes Yes Yes Yes
appease No No Yes No
As verbs, appease is a hyponym of quiet; that is, appease is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than quiet:
  • quiet: make calm or still
  • appease: cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
Other hyponyms of quiet include lull, compose, assuage, conciliate, gentle, gruntle, lenify, mollify, pacify, placate.
quiet (noun) appease (noun)
a disposition free from stress or emotion
the absence of sound
a period of calm weather
an untroubled state; free from disturbances
quiet (adjective) appease (adjective)
free of noise or uproar; or making little if any sound
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
(of the sun) characterized by a low level of surface phenomena, such as sunspots
(of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
in a softened tone
not showy or obtrusive
quiet (verb) appease (verb)
make calm or still make peace with
become quiet or quieter overcome or allay
cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
quiet (adverb) appease (adverb)
with little or no activity or no agitation (`quiet' is a nonstandard variant for `quietly')
Difference between quiet and appease

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