The difference between Quiet and Simple
When used as nouns, quiet means the absence of sound, whereas simple means a herbal preparation made from one plant, as opposed to something made from more than one plant.
When used as verbs, quiet means to become quiet, silent, still, tranquil, calm, whereas simple means to gather simples, i.e., medicinal herbs.
When used as adjectives, quiet means with little or no sound, whereas simple means uncomplicated.
Quiet is also interjection with the meaning: be quiet.
check bellow for the other definitions of Quiet and Simple
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Quiet as an adjective:
With little or no sound; free of disturbing noise.
Examples:
"I can't hear the music; it is too quiet."
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Quiet as an adjective:
Having little motion or activity; calm.
Examples:
"the sea was quiet'"
"a quiet night at home"
"all quiet on the Western front"
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Quiet as an adjective:
Not busy, of low quantity.
Examples:
"The traffic was quiet for a Monday morning."
"Business was quiet for the season."
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Quiet as an adjective:
Not talking much or not talking loudly; reserved.
Examples:
"He's a very quiet man usually, but is very chatty after a few beers."
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Quiet as an adjective:
Not showy; undemonstrative.
Examples:
"a quiet dress"
"'quiet colours"
"a quiet movement"
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Quiet as an adjective (software):
Requiring little or no interaction.
Examples:
"a quiet install"
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Quiet as a verb:
To become quiet, silent, still, tranquil, calm.
Examples:
"When you quiet, we can start talking."
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Quiet as a verb:
To cause someone to become quiet.
Examples:
"Can you quiet your child? He's making lots of noise."
"The umpire quieted the crowd, so the game could continue in peace."
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Quiet as a noun:
The absence of sound; quietness.
Examples:
"There was a strange quiet in the normally very lively plaza."
"We need a bit of quiet before we can start the show."
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Quiet as a noun:
the absence of movement; stillness, tranquility
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Simple as an adjective:
Uncomplicated; taken by itself, with nothing added.
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Simple as an adjective:
Without ornamentation; plain.
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Simple as an adjective:
Free from duplicity; guileless, innocent, straightforward.
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Simple as an adjective:
Undistinguished in social condition; of no special rank.
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Simple as an adjective (now, rare):
Trivial; insignificant.
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Simple as an adjective (now, colloquial):
Feeble-minded; foolish.
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Simple as an adjective (technical):
Structurally uncomplicated. Consisting of one single substance; uncompounded. Of a group: having no normal subgroup. Not compound, but possibly lobed. 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. Consisting of a single individual or zooid; not compound. Homogenous.
Examples:
"a simple ascidian"
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Simple as an adjective (obsolete):
Mere; not other than; being only.
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Simple as a noun (medicine):
A herbal preparation made from one plant, as opposed to something made from more than one plant.
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Simple as a noun (obsolete):
A term for a physician, derived from the medicinal term above.
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Simple as a noun (logic):
A simple or atomic proposition.
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Simple as a noun (obsolete):
Something not mixed or compounded.
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Simple as a noun (weaving):
A drawloom.
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Simple as a noun (weaving):
Part of the apparatus for raising the heddles of a drawloom.
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Simple as a noun (Roman Catholic):
A feast which is not a double or a semidouble.
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Simple as a verb (transitive, intransitive, archaic):
To gather simples, i.e., medicinal herbs.