quiet vs silent: What's the difference?

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Which is correct: quiet or silent

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quietadjective

(of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves

quietverb

make calm or still

quietverb

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

quietnoun

a period of calm weather

quietnoun

the absence of sound

quietnoun

an untroubled state; free from disturbances

quietnoun

a disposition free from stress or emotion

quietadjective

in a softened tone

quietverb

become quiet or quieter

quietadjective

not showy or obtrusive

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

(of the sun) characterized by a low level of surface phenomena, such as sunspots

silentadjective

implied by or inferred from actions or statements

silentadjective

failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to

silentadjective

not made to sound

silentadjective

marked by absence of sound

silentadjective

unable to speak because of hereditary deafness

silentadjective

having a frequency below or above the range of human audibility

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