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| 1. | [ adjective ] not complex or complicated or involved | |
| Examples: | "a simple problem" "simple mechanisms" "a simple design" |
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| Related terms: | complex oversimplified elemental simplified uncomplicated simplex unanalyzable easy plain complexity | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] easy and not involved or complicated | |
| Synonyms: | elementary unproblematic uncomplicated | |
| Examples: | "an elementary problem in statistics" "elementary, my dear Watson" "a simple game" "found an uncomplicated solution to the problem" |
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| Related terms: | easy | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] apart from anything else; without additions or modifications | |
| Synonyms: | mere bare | |
| Examples: | "only the bare facts" "shocked by the mere idea" "the simple passage of time was enough" "the simple truth" |
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| Related terms: | plain | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity | |
| Synonyms: | childlike dewey-eyed | |
| Examples: | "childlike trust" "dewey-eyed innocence" "simple courtesy" |
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| Related terms: | naive | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity | |
| Synonyms: | childlike wide-eyed dewy-eyed | |
| Examples: | "childlike trust" "dewy-eyed innocence" "simple courtesy" |
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| Related terms: | naive | |
| 6. | [ adjective ] lacking mental capacity and devoid of subtlety | |
| Synonyms: | half-witted simple-minded dim-witted | |
| Related terms: | retarded | |
| 7. | [ adjective ] lacking mental capacity and devoid of subtlety | |
| Synonyms: | half-witted simple-minded dim-witted | |
| Related terms: | retarded | |
| 8. | [ adjective ] free from pomp or affectation | |
| Synonyms: | plain modest | |
| Examples: | "comfortable but modest cottages" "a simple rectangular brick building" "a simple man with simple tastes" |
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| Related terms: | unpretentious | |
| 9. | [ adjective ] to be expected; standard | |
| Synonyms: | common | |
| Examples: | "common decency" |
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| Related terms: | ordinary | |
| 10. | [ adjective ] not elaborate in style; unornamented | |
| Examples: | "a simple country schoolhouse" "her black dress--simple to austerity" |
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| Related terms: | plain | |
| 11. | [ adjective ] plain and unpretentious | |
| Synonyms: | homely | |
| Examples: | "homely truths" "letters to his son full of homely advice" "homely fare" |
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| Related terms: | plain | |
| 12. | [ adjective ] cleverly simple; used of e.g. a solution to a problem | |
| Examples: | "his proposal is elegantly simple" |
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| Related terms: | elegant | |
| 13. | [ noun ] (archaic) any herbaceous plant having medicinal properties | |
| Related terms: | herb archaism | |
| 14. | [ adjective ] (botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions | |
| Synonyms: | unsubdivided | |
| Related terms: | compound botany cuneate caudate cordate acuminate dolabriform elliptic ensiform hastate reniform linear lanceolate cordate oblanceolate oblong obovate orbiculate ovate pandurate peltate perfoliate lyrate sagittate spatulate unlobed deltoid obtuse apiculate acerate smooth | |
| 15. | [ adjective ] having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved | |
| Examples: | "a simple problem" "simple mechanisms" "a simple design" "a simple substance" |
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| Related terms: | complex pure oversimplified elemental simplified uncomplicated unanalyzable simplex easy plain complexity | |
| 16. | [ adjective ] not derived; primary or simple | |
| Synonyms: | underived | |
| Related terms: | derived primary primitive original | |
| 17. | [ noun ] a person lacking intelligence or common sense | |
| Synonyms: | simpleton | |
| Related terms: | person fool idiot dunce stupid sheep dumbbell dingbat nebbech airhead schnook subnormal scatterbrain idiot_savant twerp lame space_cadet schlemiel nincompoop dimwit | |
| Similar spelling: |
simplex Simpler simpleton simply simplify Semple sample Sampley Samples sampler |
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