Definition
Very quiet or silent, or made quiet by telling someone to be silent.
Etymology
From the interjection 'hush,' which likely comes from imitating the sound 'shh.' The word entered English in the 1500s, combining the shushing sound with '-ed' to create an adjective.
Kelly Says
The word 'hush' is onomatopoeia—it literally sounds like the sound you make to quiet someone—so 'hushed' connects the sound of shushing to the state of being quiet!
Translations
CACatalà
silenciós
si-len-see-os
DEDeutsch
gelegentlich
ge-leh-en-tlich
ELΕλληνικά
σιωπηλός
sio-pe-los
ESEspañol
silencioso
si-len-see-o
FISuomi
hiljainen
hil-ja-inen
FRFrançais
silencieux
si-len-see-oh
HUMagyar
csendes
chen-des
IDBahasa Indonesia
sunyi
soo-nyi
IGIG
to be quiet
to be quiet
ITItaliano
sussurrato
soo-soo-ra-to
MSBahasa Melayu
diam
dee-am
PTPortuguês
silencioso
si-len-see-o
SWKiswahili
kimya
ki-my-a
TAதமிழ்
மெதுவாக
me-du-va-ag
TEతెలుగు
శాంతం
sha-an-tam
UKУкраїнська
тихо
tee-kho
VITiếng Việt
im lặng
im-lenh