Quiet vs. Simple

Quiet vs. Simple — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Quiet and Simple

Quietadjective

With little or no sound; free of disturbing noise.

I can't hear the music; it is too quiet.

Simpleadjective

Uncomplicated; taken by itself, with nothing added.

Quietadjective

Having little motion or activity; calm.

the sea was quieta quiet night at homeall quiet on the Western front

Simpleadjective

Without ornamentation; plain.

Quietadjective

Not busy, of low quantity.

The traffic was quiet for a Monday morning.Business was quiet for the season.

Simpleadjective

Free from duplicity; guileless, innocent, straightforward.

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Quietadjective

Not talking much or not talking loudly; reserved.

He's a very quiet man usually, but is very chatty after a few beers.

Simpleadjective

Undistinguished in social condition; of no special rank.

Quietadjective

Not showy; undemonstrative.

a quiet dressquiet coloursa quiet movement

Simpleadjective

Trivial; insignificant.

Quietadjective

(software) Requiring little or no interaction.

a quiet install

Simpleadjective

Feeble-minded; foolish.

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Quietverb

To become quiet, silent, still, tranquil, calm.

When you quiet, we can start talking.

Simpleadjective

Structurally uncomplicated.

Quietverb

To cause someone to become quiet.

Can you quiet your child? He's making lots of noise.The umpire quieted the crowd, so the game could continue in peace.

Simpleadjective

(chemistry) Consisting of one single substance; uncompounded.

Quietnoun

The absence of sound; quietness.

There was a strange quiet in the normally very lively plaza.We need a bit of quiet before we can start the show.

Simpleadjective

(mathematics) Of a group: having no normal subgroup.

Quietnoun

the absence of movement; stillness, tranquility

Simpleadjective

(botany) Not compound, but possibly lobed.

Quietinterjection

Be quiet.

Quiet! The children are sleeping.

Simpleadjective

Using steam only once in its cylinders, in contrast to a compound engine, where steam is used more than once in high-pressure and low-pressure cylinders.

Quietnoun

a period of calm weather;

there was a lull in the storm

Simpleadjective

(zoology) Consisting of a single individual or zooid; not compound.

a simple ascidian

Quietnoun

an untroubled state; free from disturbances

Simpleadjective

(mineralogy) Homogenous.

Quietnoun

the absence of sound;

he needed silence in order to sleepthe street was quiet

Simpleadjective

(obsolete) Mere; not other than; being only.

Quietnoun

a disposition free from stress or emotion

Simplenoun

(medicine) A herbal preparation made from one plant, as opposed to something made from more than one plant.

Quietverb

become quiet or quieter;

The audience fell silent when the speaker entered

Simplenoun

A physician.

Quietverb

make calm or still;

quiet the dragons of worry and fear

Simplenoun

(logic) A simple or atomic proposition.

Quietadjective

characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity;

a quiet lifea quiet throng of onlookersquiet peace-loving peoplethe factions remained quiet for almost 10 years

Simplenoun

(obsolete) Something not mixed or compounded.

Quietadjective

free of noise or uproar; or making little if any sound;

a quiet audience at the concertthe room was dark and quiet

Simplenoun

(weaving) A drawloom.

Quietadjective

not showy or obtrusive;

clothes in quiet good taste

Simplenoun

(weaving) Part of the apparatus for raising the heddles of a drawloom.

Quietadjective

in a softened tone;

hushed voicesmuted trumpetsa subdued whispera quiet reprimand

Simplenoun

(Roman Catholic) A feast which is not a double or a semidouble.

Quietadjective

without untoward incident or disruption;

a placid existencequiet times

Simpleverb

To gather simples, i.e., medicinal herbs.

Quietadjective

free from disturbance;

a ribbon of sand between the angry sea and the placid baythe quiet waters of a lagoona lake of tranquil blue water reflecting a tranquil blue skya smooth channel crossingscarcely a ripple on the still waterunruffled water

Simplenoun

any herbaceous plant having medicinal properties

Quietadjective

of the sun; characterized by a low level of surface phenomena like sun spots e.g.

Simplenoun

a person lacking intelligence or common sense

Quietadverb

with little or no activity or no agitation (`quiet' is a nonstandard variant for `quietly');

her hands rested quietly in her lapthe rock star was quietly led out the back doorsit here as quiet as you can

Simpleadjective

having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved;

a simple problemsimple mechanismsa simple designa simple substance

Simpleadjective

easy and not involved or complicated;

an elementary problem in statisticselementary, my dear Watsona simple gamefound an uncomplicated solution to the problem

Simpleadjective

apart from anything else; without additions or modifications;

only the bare factsshocked by the mere ideathe simple passage of time was enoughthe simple truth

Simpleadjective

exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity;

childlike trustdewy-eyed innocencesimple courtesy

Simpleadjective

lacking mental capacity and devoid of subtlety

Simpleadjective

(botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions

Simpleadjective

not elaborate in style; unornamented;

a simple country schoolhouseher black dress--simple to austerity