Quiet
Encyclopedia
Quiet may refer to:
- SilenceSilenceSilence is the relative or total lack of audible sound. By analogy, the word silence may also refer to any absence of communication, even in media other than speech....
, a relative or total lack of sound - Quietism (Christian philosophy)Quietism (Christian philosophy)Quietism is a Christian philosophy that swept through France, Italy and Spain during the 17th century, but it had much earlier origins. The mystics known as Quietists insist, with more or less emphasis, on intellectual stillness and interior passivity as essential conditions of perfection...
- Quiet gameQuiet gameThe quiet game is a children's game where children must stay quiet and still. The last child or team to make a noise wins the game. It is usually acceptable for players to make sounds they cannot control, such as coughing, sneezing, yawning, etc., whereas talking, laughing, or giggling would cause...
, a children's "game" where children must stay quiet and still, on fear of punishment - QUIETQUIETQUIET is an astronomy experiment to study the polarization of the cosmic microwave background radiation. QUIET stands for Q/U Imaging ExperimenT. The Q/U in the name refers to the ability of the telescope to measure the Q and U Stokes parameters simultaneously...
, an astronomy experiment - QUIET telescope, an astronomical telescope observing the Cosmic Microwave Background
In music
- Quiet (album), a 1996 John Scofield album
- Quiet (EP)Quiet (EP)Quiet is a solo EP released by Jim Ward. It is the first time Ward has released an album of solo material, although he has released two solo songs on compilation discs. It was released November 6 by Ward's own Civil Defense League record label...
, a 2007 solo EP released by Jim Ward - "Quiet" (The Smashing Pumpkins song), a song by The Smashing Pumpkins, from their album Siamese Dream
- "Quiet" (Lil' Kim song), a song by Lil' Kim, from her album The Naked Truth
- "Quiet" (This Will Destroy You song), a song by This Will Destroy You, from their EP Young Mountain
- "Quiet", a song by Lights, from her album The ListeningThe Listening (Lights album)The Listening is the debut studio album by Canadian recording artist Lights. It was released on September 22, 2009 by Sire Records, with global distribution handled by parent Warner Music Group, although in Lights' native Canada the album is released instead by Universal Music Canada under licence...