sim·ple (s m p l)adj. sim·pler, sim·plest 1. Having or composed of only one thing, element, or part. See Synonyms at pure. 2. Not involved or complicated; easy: a simple task. See Synonyms at easy. 3. Being without additions or modifications; mere: a simple "yes" or "no." 4. Having little or no ornamentation; not embellished or adorned: a simple dress. 5. Not elaborate, elegant, or luxurious. See Synonyms at plain. 6. Unassuming or unpretentious; not affected. 7. a. Having or manifesting little sense or intelligence. b. Uneducated; ignorant. c. Unworldly or unsophisticated. See Synonyms at naive. 8. Not guileful or deceitful; sincere. 9. Humble or lowly in condition or rank: a simple woodcutter. 10. Ordinary or common: a simple head cold. 11. a. Being a fundamental or rudimentary element; basic. b. Not important or significant; trivial. 12. Biology Having no divisions or branches; not compound: a simple leaf; a simple eye or lens. 13. Music Being without figuration or elaboration: a simple tone. n. 1. A single component of a complex, especially one that is unanalyzable. 2. A fool; a simpleton. 3. A person of humble birth or condition. 4. A medicinal plant or the medicine obtained from it. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin simplus; see sem-1 in Indo-European roots and from simplex; see simplex.] sim ple·ness n. |
simple
Adjective
1. easy to understand or do: in simple English, simple exercises
2. plain and not elaborate: a simple red skirt, a simple answer
3. not combined or complex: simple diagnostic equipment
4. leading an uncomplicated life: I am a simple man myself
5. sincere or frank: a simple apology
6. of humble background: the simple country girl
7. Informal mentally retarded
8. straightforward: a simple matter of choice
9. Music denoting a time where the number of beats per bar may be two, three, or four [Latin simplex plain]
simplicity n
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| Noun | 1. | simple - any herbaceous plant having medicinal properties archaicism, archaism - the use of an archaic expression herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests |
| 2. | simple - a person lacking intelligence or common sense individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" airhead - a flighty scatterbrained simpleton; "she's a total airhead"; "every airhead on a big salary rushed out to buy one" dingbat - a silly empty-headed person; "you would be a dingbat even to try it"; "yet here he was with an upper class dingbat who just happened to be married to his sister" idiot savant - person who is mentally retarded in general but who displays remarkable aptitude in some limited field (usually involving memory) forgetful person, scatterbrain - a flighty and disorganized person schnook, shnook - (Yiddish) a gullible simpleton more to be pitied than despised; "don't be such an apologetic shnook" sheep - a timid defenseless simpleton who is readily preyed upon space cadet - someone who seems unable to respond appropriately to reality (as if under the influence of some narcotic drug) dolt, dullard, pillock, poor fish, pudden-head, pudding head, stupe, stupid, stupid person - a person who is not very bright; "The economy, stupid!" subnormal - a person of less than normal intelligence | |
| Adj. | 1. | simple - having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved; "a simple problem"; "simple mechanisms"; "a simple design"; "a simple substance" easy - posing no difficulty; requiring little effort; "an easy job"; "an easy problem"; "an easy victory"; "the house is easy to heat"; "satisfied with easy answers"; "took the easy way out of his dilemma" plain - not elaborate or elaborated; simple; "plain food"; "stuck to the plain facts"; "a plain blue suit"; "a plain rectangular brick building" unsubdivided, simple - (botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions complex - complicated in structure; consisting of interconnected parts; "a complex set of variations based on a simple folk melody"; "a complex mass of diverse laws and customs" |
| 2. |  simple - easy and not involved or complicated; "an elementary problem in statistics"; "elementary, my dear Watson"; "a simple game"; "found an uncomplicated solution to the problem"easy - posing no difficulty; requiring little effort; "an easy job"; "an easy problem"; "an easy victory"; "the house is easy to heat"; "satisfied with easy answers"; "took the easy way out of his dilemma" | |
| 3. | simple - apart from anything else; without additions or modifications; "only the bare facts"; "shocked by the mere idea"; "the simple passage of time was enough"; "the simple truth" plain - not elaborate or elaborated; simple; "plain food"; "stuck to the plain facts"; "a plain blue suit"; "a plain rectangular brick building" | |
| 4. | simple - exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity; "childlike trust"; "dewy-eyed innocence"; "listened in round-eyed wonder" | |
| 5. | simple - lacking mental capacity and subtlety retarded - relatively slow in mental or emotional or physical development; "providing a secure and sometimes happy life for the retarded" | |
| 6. |  simple - (botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisionssimple - having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved; "a simple problem"; "simple mechanisms"; "a simple design"; "a simple substance" smooth - of the margin of a leaf shape; not broken up into teeth compound - composed of more than one part; "compound leaves are composed of several lobes; "compound flower heads" | |
| 7. | simple - unornamented; "a simple country schoolhouse"; "her black dress--simple to austerity" plain - not elaborate or elaborated; simple; "plain food"; "stuck to the plain facts"; "a plain blue suit"; "a plain rectangular brick building" |
simple
adjective 1. uncomplicated, clear, plain, understandable, coherent, lucid, recognizable, unambiguous, comprehensible, intelligible, uninvolved << OPPOSITE complicated
adjective 2. easy, straightforward, not difficult, light, elementary, manageable, effortless, painless, uncomplicated, undemanding, easy-peasy (slang)
adjective 3. plain, natural, basic, classic, severe, Spartan, uncluttered, unadorned, unfussy, unembellished << OPPOSITE elaborate
adjective 5. artless, innocent, naive, natural, frank, green, sincere, simplistic, unaffected, childlike, unpretentious, unsophisticated, ingenuous, guileless << OPPOSITE sophisticated
adjective 6. unpretentious, modest, humble, homely, lowly, rustic, uncluttered, unfussy, unembellished << OPPOSITE fancy
Translations
simple [ˈsɪmpl] adj (= easy) → sencillo (= foolish), (COMM) → simple;
the simple truth → la pura verdad
adj simple [ˈsimpl]
1 not difficult; easy a simple task. eenvoudig بَسيط прост lehký let einfach απλός, εύκολος sencillo, fácil, simple lihtne ساده yksinkertainen simple פָּשוּט आसान lak könnyű mudah einfaldur, auðskilinn semplice 簡単な 쉬운, 용이한 paprastas, lengvas viegls mudah eenvoudig enkel, lett łatwy simples simplu, uşor лёгкий ľahký enostaven jednostavan enkel ง่าย kolay, basit 簡單的 простий; нескладний آسان đơn giản, dễ hiểu 简单的
2 not complicated or involved The matter is not as simple as you think. eenvoudig لَيْس مُعَقَّدا лесен jednoduchý enkel einfach απλός, μη σύνθετος sencillo, fácil, simple lihtlabane بي تكلف yksinkertainen simple פָּשוּט आसान jednostavan egyszerű sederhana einfaldur semplice 単純な 단순한, 간단한 paprastas vienkāršs mudah eenvoudig enkel, ukomplisert prosty simples simplu, uşor простой jednoduchý preprost jednostavan enkel ไม่ซับซ้อน basit, sade 不復雜的 примітивний, елементарний سہل، بغیر کسی دشواری کے không rắc rối, không phức tạp 不复杂的
3 not fancy or unusual; plain a simple dress/design; He leads a very simple life. gewone بَسيط скромен prostý enkel schlicht απλός, λιτός, κοινός simple, sencillo lihtne, harilik بي پيرايه koruton simple פָּשוּט सरल priprost, jednostavan egyszerű, szerény bersahaja látlaus semplice 簡素な 수수한 paprastas, kuklus vienkāršs sederhana eenvoudig enkel, liketil prosty simples simplu, obişnuit скромный, незамысловатый prostý preprost jednostavan enkel, anspråkslös เรียบ ๆ sade, basit 簡樸的 скромний; невигадливий سادہ giản dị 简朴的
4 pure; mere the simple truth. suiwer مُجَرَّد، صِرْف неукрасен čistý enkle rein απλός, σκέτος, καθαρός puro, mero alasti, varjamata محض alaston pur et simple פָּשוּט निष्कपट čist, puki merő, tiszta murni umbúðalaus semplice 全くの 순수한, 순전한 grynas tīrs; skaidrs sebenarnya zuiver enkel, rein og skjær czysty simples pur şi simplu чистый, сущий čistý, holý čist prost enkel, ren บริสุทธิ์ yalın, basit 純粹的 щирий; справжній محض، سیدھی سادی حقیقت đơn sơ 纯粹的
5 trusting and easily cheated She is too simple to see through his lies. liggelowig ساذِج، بَسيط лековерен důvěřivý, naivní naiv; godtroende naiv αφελής, εύπιστος ingenuo, cándido kergeusklik ساده دل herkkäuskoinen naïf תָּמִים सीधा-सादा naivan, prostodušan együgyű polos einfaldur, auðtrúa ingenuo だまされやすい 잘 속는, 순진한 naivus, patiklus naivs; lētticīgs lurus argeloos naiv, godtroende prostoduszny simples naiv простодушный, наивный dôverčivý, naivný lahkoveren naivan troskyldig, naiv, godtrogen ไม่ประสีประสา saf, içten, temiz 深信不疑的 наївний; простакуватий سیدھا سادہ ngây thơ, khờ dại 深信不疑的
6 weak in the mind; not very intelligent I'm afraid he's a bit simple, but he's good with animals. dof ساذِج العَقْل، بَسيط глупав prostoduchý tilbage einfältig αγαθός simple, tonto lihtsameelne احمق yksinkertainen niais טִיפֵּש बेवकूफ bezazlen, glup együgyű bodoh einfaldur, vitgrannur sciocco, credulone 愚かな 심약(心弱)한, 영리하지 못한 ne itin protingas, kvailokas ne visai gudrs; vientiesīgs bodoh onnozel enfoldig, enkel głupkowaty simplório idiot глуповатый; простоватый prostoduchý neveden glup enfaldig โง่ bön, alık 頭腦簡單的 недалекий; обмежений نادان ngu ngốc 头脑简单的
n simpleton [-tən]
a foolish person. jansalie, swaap إنسان أحمَق глупак prosťáček dummepeter der Einfaltspinsel αγαθιάρης, χαζός inocentón, simplón ohmu ابله typerys niais, niaise שוֹטֶה मूर्ख व्यक्ति budala, glupan mamlasz orang bodoh heimskingi semplicione ばかな人 바보, 얼간이 kvaiša muļķis; vientiesis orang yang bodoh onnozele hannes enfoldig person, tosk dureń simplório idiot простак, простофиля hlupáčik bedak glupak dumbom, tokstolle คนโง่ aptal kimse 傻瓜 простак کند ذہن người ngốc, người khờ 傻瓜
n simplicity [simˈplisəti]
the state of being simple The beauty of this idea is its simplicity; He answered with a child's simplicity. eenvoud بَساطَه простата jednoduchost simpelhed; enkelhed die Einfachheit, die Einfalt απλότητα, λιτότητα, αφέλεια sencillez lihtsus, lihtsameelsus سادگي yksinkertaisuus simplicité פַּשטוּת सरलता, आसानी, सादगी jednostavnost, nevinost egyszerűség kesederhanaan einfaldleiki semplicità 単純さ 단일(성); 단순 paprastumas vienkāršība kesederhanaan eenvoud enkelhet prostota, naturalność simplicidade simplitate простота; простодушие jednoduchosť preproščina jednostavnost enkelhet, naturlighet, rättframhet ความเรียบง่าย saflık, basitlik 簡明, 直率 простота; простодушність سادگی sự đơn giản 简明, 直率
n simplifiˈcation
1 the process of making simpler. vereenvoudiging عَمَلِيَّة تَبْسيط опростяване zjednodušení forenkling die Vereinfachung απλοποίηση (ως διαδικασία) simplificación lihtsustamine ساده سازي yksinkertaistaminen simplification פִּישוּט सरलीकरण pojednostavljenje, simpflikacija (le)egyszerűsítés penyederhanaan einföldun semplificazione 単純化 단순화 supaprastinimas vienkāršošana proses yang memudahkan sesuatu vereenvoudiging forenkling upraszczanie simplificação simplificare упрощение zjednodušenie poenostavitev pojednostavljenje förenkling การทำให้ง่ายขึ้น basitleştirme 簡化 спрощення تسہیل qúa trình đơn giản hoá 简化
2 something made simpler; a simpler form The Americans have made some simplifications in English spelling. vereenvoudiging تَبْسيط нещо опростено zjednodušení forenkling die Vereinfachung απλοποίηση, απλούστευση simplificación lihtsustus تسهيل pelkistys simplification פִּישוּט सरलीकृत pojednostavljenje egyszerűsítés penyederhanaan einföldun semplificazione 簡略形 간략형 supaprastintas dalykas vienkāršojums pemudahan vereenvoudiging forenkling uproszczenie simplificação simplificare упрощение zjednodušenie poenostavitev pojednostavljenje förenkling สิ่งที่ทำให้ง่ายเข้า kolaylaştırma 簡化 спрощення اختصار، کسی چیز کی تسہیل cái được đơn giản hoá 简化
adj simplified
made less difficult or complicated simplified language/tasks. vereenvoudig مُبَسَّط опростен zjednodušený forenklet vereinfacht απλοποιημένος simplificado lihtsustatud ساده شدن helpotettu simplifié מוּפשַט सरलीकृत pojednostavljen (le)egyszerűsített disederhanakan einfaldaður semplificato 簡略化した 간소화한 lengvesnis, supaprastintas vienkāršots yang muda vereenvoudigd forenklet uproszczony simplificado simplificat упрощённый zjednodušený poenostavljen uprošćen förenklad ทำให้เข้าใจง่าย basitleştirilmiş 不困難的 спрощений تسہیل شدہ được đơn giản hoá 不困难的
v simplify [-plifai]
to make simpler Can you simplify your language a little? vereenvoudig يُبَسِّط опростявам zjednodušit forenkle vereinfachen απλοποιώ, απλουστεύω simplificar lihtsustama ساده كردن yksinkertaistaa simplifier לְפַשֵט सरल बना देना pojednostaviti, učiniti što lakše razumljivim (le)egyszerűsít menyederhanakan einfalda semplificare 簡略にする ...을 간단히 하다, 쉽게 하다 supaprastinti vienkāršot memudahkan vereenvoudigen forenkle; skjære gjennom upraszczać simplificar a simplifica упрощать zjednodušiť poenostaviti pojednostaviti förenkla ทำให้ง่ายขึ้น basitleştirmek 使簡化 спрощувати تسہیل کرنا đơn giản hoá 使简化
adv simply
1 only I do it simply for the money. net فَقَط само pouze kun einfach, nur απλά και μόνο simplemente ainult فقط ainoastaan simplement פָּשוּט सिर्फ samo, jedino egyszerűen; csak hanya einfaldlega semplicemente ただ 오직, 다만 paprasčiausiai vienkārši; tikai semata-mata eenvoudig simpelthen, ganske enkelt jedynie simplesmente doar только len edino samo bara, uteslutande เพียงแค่นั้น sadece, yalnızca 只(是為了)... просто-таки محض، مطلق duy nhất, chỉ 只（是为了）...
2 absolutely simply beautiful. absoluut بصورَةٍ مُطْلَقَه просто zcela prostě bare einfach αναμφισβήτητα, σκέτα absolutamente, simplemente täiesti, lausa كاملا kerrassaan tout simplement ממש सरलता से, आसनी से jednostavno, apsolutno egyszerűen benar-benar einfaldlega, öldungis semplicemente 全く 굉장히, 무척 tiesiog vienkārši; pilnīgi benar-benar gewoonweg absolutt, helt po prostu simplesmente absolut, pur şi simplu просто jednoducho enostavno apsolutno helt enkelt, rätt och slätt อย่างแท้จริง gerçekten, hakikaten 絕對地 абсолютно بلاشبہ hoàn toàn, cực kì 绝对地
3 in a simple manner She was always very simply dressed. eenvoudig بصورَةٍ بَسيطَه скромно prostě enkelt einfach απλά, λιτά con sencillez lihtsalt به سادگي yksinkertaisesti avec simplicité בְּפָּשטוּת सादगी से na jednostavan način, nenapadno egyszerűen secara sederhana látleysislega con semplicità 簡素に 수수하게, 간소하게 paprastai vienkārši ringkas eenvoudig enkelt prosto com simplicidade simplu, cu simplitate скромно skromne preprosto jednostavno enkelt อย่างง่าย ๆ sade şekilde, basitçe 樸素地 просто سادے انداز میں giản dị, mộc mạc 朴素地
adj simple-ˈminded
of low intelligence; stupid. dom بَسيط العَقْل глуповат přihlouplý tilbage einfältig αγαθιάρης, χαζός simple rumal ساده لوح typerä simplet טִיפֵּש अल्प बुद्धि priprost, naivan butácska bodoh einfaldur; treggáfaður sempliciotto, credulone 単純な 정신 박약의; 우둔한 kvailokas vientiesīgs; pamuļķis bodoh onnozel enfoldig, dum głupkowaty estúpido stupid туповатый, глуповатый prostoduchý, naivný omejen prostodušan enfaldig ไร้เดียงสา saf, safdil 頭腦簡單的 простодушний; недалекий احمق، کند ذہن chất phác, ngớ ngẩn 头脑简单的
n simple-ˈmindedness
domheid بَساطَة العَقْل глуповатост prostota ducha enfoldighed die Einfalt απλοϊκότητα, αφέλεια estupidez rumalus حماقت typeryys simplicité d'esprit טִיפשוּת अल्पबुद्धिमता priprostost, jednostavnost hiszékenység kebodohan einfeldni semplicioneria 単純さ 정신 박약 kvailumas vientiesība; muļķība kebodohan onnozelheid enfoldighet, dumhet głupota estupidez naivitate туповатость prostoduchosť omejenost prostodušno enfaldighet ความไร้เดียงสา saflık 笨 простодушність; обмеженість کند ذہنی tính chất phác, sự ngớ ngẩn 笨
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