Quiet or quite?

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Quiet /kwaɪət/ and quite /kwaɪt/ are spelt and pronounced differently, and have different meanings.

Quiet is an adjective meaning 'making very little noise' or 'having little activity or excitement':

The children are very quiet. I wonder what they're doing? Shall I go and see?
It's a very quiet, peaceful village and we love living there.

Quite is an adverb which usually means 'a little or a lot, but not completely':