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Quiet vs Quite

Quiet (kwahy-uht) means 'with little noise' — a quiet street. Quite (kwayt) means 'fairly / completely' — quite good, quite sure.

The one-line answer

Quiet (kwahy-uht) means 'with little noise' — a quiet street. Quite (kwayt) means 'fairly / completely' — quite good, quite sure.

quiet

adjective

making little or no noise; calm

  • Please be quiet during the exam.
  • It's a quiet neighborhood at night.
  • She has a quiet voice.

quite

adverb

fairly, rather — or completely, depending on context

  • The test was quite difficult.
  • I'm quite sure about the answer.
  • The film was quite long — three hours.

Memory trick

Look at the last letters: qui-ET = the place is quiEt (silent, ends like 'silent'). qui-TE = the t-e means 'totally/fairly'. Say them aloud — quiet has two syllables, quite has one.

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