Quiet vs. Simple
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 frontSimpleadjective
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.
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 movementSimpleadjective
Trivial; insignificant.
Quietadjective
(software) Requiring little or no interaction.
a quiet installSimpleadjective
Feeble-minded; foolish.
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 stormSimpleadjective
(zoology) Consisting of a single individual or zooid; not compound.
a simple ascidianQuietnoun
an untroubled state; free from disturbances
Simpleadjective
(mineralogy) Homogenous.
Quietnoun
the absence of sound;
he needed silence in order to sleepthe street was quietSimpleadjective
(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 enteredSimplenoun
A physician.
Quietverb
make calm or still;
quiet the dragons of worry and fearSimplenoun
(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 yearsSimplenoun
(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 quietSimplenoun
(weaving) A drawloom.
Quietadjective
not showy or obtrusive;
clothes in quiet good tasteSimplenoun
(weaving) Part of the apparatus for raising the heddles of a drawloom.
Quietadjective
in a softened tone;
hushed voicesmuted trumpetsa subdued whispera quiet reprimandSimplenoun
(Roman Catholic) A feast which is not a double or a semidouble.
Quietadjective
without untoward incident or disruption;
a placid existencequiet timesSimpleverb
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 waterSimplenoun
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 canSimpleadjective
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved;
a simple problemsimple mechanismsa simple designa simple substanceSimpleadjective
easy and not involved or complicated;
an elementary problem in statisticselementary, my dear Watsona simple gamefound an uncomplicated solution to the problemSimpleadjective
apart from anything else; without additions or modifications;
only the bare factsshocked by the mere ideathe simple passage of time was enoughthe simple truthSimpleadjective
exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity;
childlike trustdewy-eyed innocencesimple courtesySimpleadjective
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
