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Meaning of simple in English
Pronunciation
/ˈsɪmpəl/
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Classifying Adjective
simple
Definitions
1.
easy and not involved or complicated
Examples
« an elementary problem in statistics »
« elementary, my dear Watson »
« a simple game »
« found an uncomplicated solution to the problem »
Synonyms
easy
2.
exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity
Examples
« childlike trust »
« dewy-eyed innocence »
« simple courtesy »
Synonyms
naive
naif
3.
lacking mental capacity and devoid of subtlety
Synonyms
retarded
4.
not elaborate in style
Examples
« unornamented »
« a simple country schoolhouse »
« her black dress--simple to austerity »
Synonyms
plain
Noun
simple
Definitions
1.
any herbaceous plant having medicinal properties
2.
a person lacking intelligence or common sense
Qualitative Adjective
simple
Etymology
Middle English: from Old French, from Latin simplus. The noun sense (mid 16th century) originally referred to a medicine made from one constituent, especially from one plant
Definitions
1.
having few parts
Examples
« not complex or complicated or involved »
« a simple problem »
« simple mechanisms »
« a simple design »
« a simple substance »
Synonyms
elemental
ultimate
oversimplified
simplistic
simplex
simplified
unanalyzable
undecomposable
uncomplicated
unsophisticated
Antonyms
complex
2.
(botany) of leaf shapes
Examples
« of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions »
Synonyms
acerate
acerose
acicular
needle-shaped
acuminate
apiculate
caudate
cordate
heart-shaped
cordiform
cuneate
wedge-shaped
deltoid
dolabriform
dolabrate
elliptic
ensiform
sword-shaped
swordlike
bladelike
hastate
spearhead-shaped
lanceolate
lancelike
linear
elongate
lyrate
obtuse
oblanceolate
oblong
obovate
orbiculate
orbicular
ovate
pandurate
panduriform
fiddle-shaped
peltate
shield-shaped
perfoliate
reniform
kidney-shaped
sagittate
sagittiform
arrow-shaped
spatulate
spatula-shaped
unlobed
Antonyms
compound
See also
simple
smooth