CEFR B1

quietist

noun

Meaning

quietist means someone who is not socially or politically active. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses quietist to mean someone who is not socially or politically active.
The teacher asked students to find quietist in the reading.

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quietist (B1)

noun

Definition

quietist means someone who is not socially or politically active. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses quietist to mean someone who is not socially or politically active.
The teacher asked students to find quietist in the reading.
Check the words around quietist to choose the right meaning.

How to Use quietist

a/the quietist (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a quietist."
quietist in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked quietist in context before translating it."

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