Reserved vs. Quiet — What's the Difference?

Reserved is a Polish clothing store chain, part of LPP, which has more than 1,700 stores located in 20 countries.

Making little or no noise

Slow to reveal emotion or opinions

Carried out discreetly, secretly, or with moderation

Kept specially for a particular person

Absence of noise or bustle; silence; calm

Designated as unavailable except for a certain purpose or user; kept in reserve

Make or become silent, calm, or still

Given to or marked by self-restraint and reticence

Making or characterized by little or no noise

Simple past tense and past participle of reserve

Free of turmoil and agitation; calm

(comparable) Slow to reveal emotion or opinions.

Providing or allowing relaxation; restful; soothing

(not comparable) Set aside for a particular person or purpose.

Not showy or bright; subdued

Kept for future or special use, or for an exigency; as, reserved troops; a reserved seat in a theater.

Restrained, as in style; understated

Restrained from freedom in words or actions; backward, or cautious, in communicating one's thoughts and feelings; not free or frank.

Out of public scrutiny; known or discussed by few

Set aside for the use of a particular person or party

The quality or condition of being quiet

Marked by self-restraint and reticence;

To cause to become quiet

Cool and formal in manner

To make (a title) secure by freeing from uncertainties or adverse claims as to the ownership.

To become quiet

With little or no sound; free of disturbing noise.

Having little motion or activity; calm.

Not busy, of low quantity.

Not talking much or not talking loudly; reserved.

Not showy; undemonstrative.

(software) Requiring little or no interaction.

(transitive) To cause (someone or something) to become quiet.

(intransitive) To become quiet or calm.

The absence of sound; quietness.

The absence of movement; stillness, tranquility.

The absence of disturbance or trouble; peace, security.

Be quiet.

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

Free from noise or disturbance; hushed; still.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

A period of calm weather;

An untroubled state; free from disturbances

The absence of sound;

A disposition free from stress or emotion

Become quiet or quieter;

Make calm or still;

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

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

Not showy or obtrusive;

In a softened tone;

Without untoward incident or disruption;

Free from disturbance;

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

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