Simpler

sim·ple  (smpl)

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.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin simplus; see sem-¹ in Indo-European roots and from simplex; see simplex.]

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simple·ness n.