| 单词 | thesaurus/articles/having-little-activity-or-excitement |
| 释义 | Thesaurus article:having little activity or excitementhaving little activity or excitementThese words are used to describe places, situations, or events that are not full of activity, excitement, or people. One very common word for this isquiet. A place that is quiet usually does not have many people or activities in it. We live in a very quiet neighbourhood. She retired to a quiet village in Spain. The opposite ofquietisbusy. The town centre is very busy this time of year. For more opposites ofquiet, see the article atbusy. Quiet places where not much happens can be described aspeaceful,sleepy, ortranquil. All of these words imply that the quiet is welcome and soothing. He needed a peaceful place to write his novels. They retired to a sleepy little village. The hotel is in a tranquil rural setting. A situation or event that isrestfulgives you comfort and peace because there is not too much activity, noise, etc. Our holiday was quiet and restful. A place that issequesteredis peaceful because it is far away from lots of people or activity. She's from a sequestered little village on the Scottish coast. Related articlesmaking little or no noise not speaking much or often |
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