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quite quiet vs so quiet

The phrases 'quite quiet' and 'so quiet' have different meanings and are not directly comparable. 'Quite quiet' means fairly silent or not very noisy, while 'so quiet' emphasizes a high level of silence. Both phrases are correct in different contexts.

Last updated: March 31, 2024 • 607 views

quite quiet

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to mean fairly silent or not very noisy.

This phrase is used to describe a moderate level of quietness, indicating that there is some noise but not a lot.

Examples:

The library was quite quiet, with only a few people whispering.
The street was quite quiet at night, with hardly any cars passing by.

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No, I mean last night you were quite quiet.
Campus is actually quite quiet.
Quite... quite quiet, yes.
But it was intended to be quite quiet.
It's been quiet for quite a while now.
Therefore it's quite pointless to keep quiet.
After quite a bit of quiet deliberation, I have a theory.
This will quiet any whispers of dissent for quite some time.
Its quiet setting with its green pine trees and moat is quite a contrast to the bustle of Tokyo.
So the quiet revolution, Mr Van Velzen, is taking on quite a political momentum.
It's such a quiet house these days and I think Padraic just finds all the long silences quite upsetting.
Guess you'll be doing quite a lot of that unless you're tired of the quiet life.
It has to be said that they were added on the quiet and after the event, right in the middle of July so that the majority of editions of the Constitution in circulation quite simply ignore them.
The Commission quite rightly calls that rural development policy a 'second pillar'.But we shall not have a pillar if we keep quiet; it will be no more than a stem or a cane, unless the Commission substantially alters this aid scheme.

Alternatives:

fairly quiet
reasonably quiet
moderately quiet
somewhat quiet
relatively quiet

so quiet

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to emphasize a high level of silence.

This phrase is used to describe a very silent or noiseless environment, emphasizing the extreme quietness.

Examples:

The baby was sleeping so quietly that you could hear a pin drop.
The forest was so quiet that you could hear the rustle of leaves in the wind.

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You're so quiet all of a sudden.
The set was so quiet you could have heard a pin drop.
Maybe it's not so quiet after all.
That's why it's been so quiet.
It always amazes me when New York is so quiet.
Now the house is so quiet I can't even sleep.
It was never so quiet in the Grand Hotel.
I never heard you so quiet.
It has been so quiet here without them.
You've been so quiet all evening.
You've been so quiet all night.
And you have never been so quiet.
You were so quiet during the drive.
It's so quiet with Klaus and Rebekah gone.
But then I realized why it was so quiet.
Daigo'd not have been so quiet and shy.
Mr. Call was always so quiet.
Personally, I like that it's so quiet out here.
You are so quiet and safe.
You're so quiet today, Ms. Cayetana.

Alternatives:

extremely quiet
incredibly quiet
unbelievably quiet
exceptionally quiet
remarkably quiet

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