ひっそりhissori

1. adverb (with と), suru verbquiet (place); still; silent; deserted
2. adverb (with と), suru verbinconspicuously; modestly; quietly
   その将軍しょうぐんは退役たいえき後ごひっそり余生よせいを送おくった。↗

   The general lived the rest of his life peacefully after his retirement.

• SynonymしーんCasualA colloquial mimetic word for utter silence, as in 「しーんとなる」. It captures sound dying out completely, but never describes keeping a low profile.
• SynonymしんとNeutralAn adverb for dead silence, as in 「しんと静まる」. It feels more written than 「しーん」, and unlike ひっそり it says nothing about a place being deserted.
• Related静まり返るしずまりかえるNeutralA verb for a place falling completely silent, as in 「会場が静まり返る」. It is all about the absence of sound; ひっそり also suggests few people around.
• RelatedしずしずWrittenA written word with a stately, classical air for moving quietly and slowly, as in 「静々と歩く」. It describes graceful, quiet movement, not a deserted place.
• RelatedひっそりかんWrittenA rare literary set phrase, used almost solely as 「ひっそり閑と」. It carries an even stronger feel of empty, lonely stillness than ひっそり.
• Related粛としてしゅくとしてWrittenA written word for hushed solemnity tinged with reverence. It stresses the gravity of an occasion, not the deserted, lonely feel of ひっそり.
• Related粛然しゅくぜんWrittenA written word for solemn, dignified quiet, as in 「粛然と襟を正す」. It carries a sense of awe that ひっそり has no trace of.
• Related静かにしずかにNeutralThe all-purpose adverb for acting quietly or calmly; it can also mean keeping a low profile, as in 「静かに暮らす」. ひっそり stresses a place being deserted more strongly.
• Antonym賑やかにぎやかNeutralThe antonym for places full of people and life, as in 「賑やかな商店街」 — the very opposite of the quiet, deserted feel of ひっそり.
• Antonym騒がしいさわがしいNeutralThe antonym for noisy, clamorous scenes; it can also describe unsettled, turbulent times, against the hushed ひっそり.
• Antonym喧騒けんそうWrittenA written noun for the din and bustle of crowds, as in 「都会の喧騒」 — the opposite of ひっそり, which suggests being far from the noise of people.

Use 「ひっそり」 for a place that is quiet and deserted, or for doing something quietly so as not to attract notice, as in 「ひっそりとした村」. When the point is that all sound has died away, 「しんと」 or 「静まり返る」 is the better choice. The opposites are 「賑やか」 for lively bustle and the written 「喧騒」.

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1. 非常ひじょうに静しずかで人ひとの気配けはいが感かんじられないさま。
2. 静しずかにして目立めだたないようにするさま。