Quiet vs. Simple

Quietadjective

With little or no sound; free of disturbing noise.

Quietadjective

Having little motion or activity; calm.

Quietadjective

Not busy, of low quantity.

Quietadjective

Not talking much or not talking loudly; reserved.

Quietadjective

Not showy; undemonstrative.

Quietadjective

(software) Requiring little or no interaction.

Quietverb

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

Quietverb

To cause someone to become quiet.

Quietnoun

The absence of sound; quietness.

Quietnoun

the absence of movement; stillness, tranquility

Quietinterjection

Be quiet.

Quietadjective

In a state of rest or calm; without stir, motion, or agitation; still; as, a quiet sea; quiet air.

Quietadjective

Free from noise or disturbance; hushed; still.

Quietadjective

Not excited or anxious; calm; peaceful; placid; settled; as, a quiet life; a quiet conscience.

Quietadjective

Not giving offense; not exciting disorder or trouble; not turbulent; gentle; mild; meek; contented.

Quietadjective

Not showy; not such as to attract attention; undemonstrative; as, a quiet dress; quiet colors; a quiet movement.

Quietnoun

The quality or state of being quiet, or in repose; as an hour or a time of quiet.

Quietnoun

Freedom from disturbance, noise, or alarm; stillness; tranquillity; peace; security.

Quietverb

To stop motion in; to still; to reduce to a state of rest, or of silence.

Quietverb

To calm; to appease; to pacify; to lull; to allay; to tranquillize; as, to quiet the passions; to quiet clamors or disorders; to quiet pain or grief.

Quietverb

To become still, silent, or calm; - often with down; as, be soon quieted down.

Quietnoun

a period of calm weather;

Quietnoun

an untroubled state; free from disturbances

Quietnoun

the absence of sound;

Quietnoun

a disposition free from stress or emotion

Quietverb

become quiet or quieter;

Quietverb

make calm or still;

Quietadjective

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

Quietadjective

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

Quietadjective

not showy or obtrusive;

Quietadjective

in a softened tone;

Quietadjective

without untoward incident or disruption;

Quietadjective

free from disturbance;

Quietadjective

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

Quietadverb

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

Quietadjective

making little or no noise

Quietadjective

(of a place, period of time, or situation) without much activity, disturbance, or excitement

Quietadjective

without being disturbed or interrupted

Quietadjective

carried out discreetly, secretly, or with moderation

Quietadjective

(of a person) mild and reserved by nature

Quietadjective

expressed in a restrained or understated way

Quietadjective

(of a colour or garment) unobtrusive; not bright or showy.

Quietnoun

absence of noise or bustle; silence; calm

Quietnoun

freedom from disturbance or interruption by others

Quietnoun

a peaceful or settled state of affairs in social or political life

Quietverb

make or become silent, calm, or still

Simpleadjective

Uncomplicated; taken by itself, with nothing added.

Simpleadjective

Without ornamentation; plain.

Simpleadjective

Free from duplicity; guileless, innocent, straightforward.

Simpleadjective

Undistinguished in social condition; of no special rank.

Simpleadjective

Trivial; insignificant.

Simpleadjective

Feeble-minded; foolish.

Simpleadjective

Structurally uncomplicated.

Simpleadjective

(chemistry) Consisting of one single substance; uncompounded.

Simpleadjective

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

Simpleadjective

(botany) Not compound, but possibly lobed.

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.

Simpleadjective

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

Simpleadjective

(mineralogy) Homogenous.

Simpleadjective

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

Simplenoun

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

Simplenoun

A physician.

Simplenoun

(logic) A simple or atomic proposition.

Simplenoun

(obsolete) Something not mixed or compounded.

Simplenoun

(weaving) A drawloom.

Simplenoun

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

Simplenoun

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

Simpleverb

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

Simpleadjective

Single; not complex; not infolded or entangled; uncombined; not compounded; not blended with something else; not complicated; as, a simple substance; a simple idea; a simple sound; a simple machine; a simple problem; simple tasks.

Simpleadjective

Plain; unadorned; as, simple dress.

Simpleadjective

Mere; not other than; being only.

Simpleadjective

Not given to artifice, stratagem, or duplicity; undesigning; sincere; true.

Simpleadjective

Artless in manner; unaffected; unconstrained; natural; inartificial;; straightforward.

Simpleadjective

Direct; clear; intelligible; not abstruse or enigmatical; as, a simple statement; simple language.

Simpleadjective

Weak in intellect; not wise or sagacious; of but moderate understanding or attainments; hence, foolish; silly.

Simpleadjective

Not luxurious; without much variety; plain; as, a simple diet; a simple way of living.

Simpleadjective

Humble; lowly; undistinguished.

Simpleadjective

Without subdivisions; entire; as, a simple stem; a simple leaf.

Simpleadjective

Not capable of being decomposed into anything more simple or ultimate by any means at present known; elementary; thus, atoms are regarded as simple bodies. Cf. Ultimate, a.

Simpleadjective

Homogenous.

Simpleadjective

Consisting of a single individual or zooid; as, a simple ascidian; - opposed to compound.

Simplenoun

Something not mixed or compounded.

Simplenoun

A medicinal plant; - so called because each vegetable was supposed to possess its particular virtue, and therefore to constitute a simple remedy.

Simplenoun

A drawloom.

Simplenoun

A feast which is not a double or a semidouble.

Simpleverb

To gather simples, or medicinal plants.

Simplenoun

any herbaceous plant having medicinal properties

Simplenoun

a person lacking intelligence or common sense

Simpleadjective

having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved;

Simpleadjective

easy and not involved or complicated;

Simpleadjective

apart from anything else; without additions or modifications;

Simpleadjective

exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity;

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;

Simpleadjective

easily understood or done; presenting no difficulty

Simpleadjective

used to emphasize the fundamental and straightforward nature of something

Simpleadjective

plain, basic, or uncomplicated in form, nature, or design; without much decoration or ornamentation

Simpleadjective

humble and unpretentious

Simpleadjective

composed of a single element; not compound.

Simpleadjective

denoting a group that has no proper normal subgroup.

Simpleadjective

(of a leaf or stem) not divided or branched.

Simpleadjective

(of a lens, microscope, etc.) consisting of a single lens or component.

Simpleadjective

(in English grammar) denoting a tense formed without an auxiliary, for example sang as opposed to was singing.

Simpleadjective

(of interest) payable on the sum loaned only.

Simpleadjective

of very low intelligence.

Simplenoun

a medicinal herb, or a medicine made from one

Simpleinterjection

used to convey that something is very straightforward