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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.

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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

Thesaurus

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 simpleton 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" dimwit, doofus, nitwit, half-wit - a stupid incompetent person 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" boob, booby, pinhead, dope, dumbbell, dummy - an ignorant or foolish person fool, muggins, saphead, tomfool, sap - a person who lacks good judgment changeling, cretin, half-wit, idiot, imbecile, moron, retard - a person of subnormal intelligence idiot savant - person who is mentally retarded in general but who displays remarkable aptitude in some limited field (usually involving memory) nebbech, nebbish - (Yiddish) a timid unfortunate simpleton nincompoop, ninny, poop - a stupid foolish person forgetful person, scatterbrain - a flighty and disorganized person schlemiel, shlemiel - (Yiddish) a dolt who is a habitual bungler schlep, schlepper, shlep, shlepper - (Yiddish) an awkward and stupid 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) lame, square - someone who doesn't understand what is going on 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 twerp, twirp, twit - someone who is regarded as contemptible
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" elementary, unproblematic, uncomplicated 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" mere, bare 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" dewy-eyed, round-eyed, wide-eyed, childlike naif, naive - marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience; "a teenager's naive ignorance of life"; "the naive assumption that things can only get better"; "this naive simple creature with wide friendly eyes so eager to believe appearances"
	5.	simple - lacking mental capacity and subtlety dim-witted, simple-minded 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 subdivisions unsubdivided phytology, botany - the branch of biology that studies plants simple - 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"

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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 4. pure, mere, sheer, unalloyed

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

simple [ˈsɪmpl] adj → simple;

the simple truth → la vérité pure et simple

simple [ˈsɪmpl] adj → einfach;

(dress) → einfach, schlicht;

(foolish) → einfältig;

the simple truth is that ... → es ist einfach so, dass ...

simple [ˈsɪmpl] adj → semplice;

the simple truth → la pura verità

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simple

adj simple [ˈsimpl]

1 not difficult; easy a simple task.eenvoudigبَسيطпростlehkýleteinfachαπλός, εύκολοςsencillo, fácil, simplelihtneسادهyksinkertainensimpleפָּשוּטआसानlakkönnyűmudaheinfaldur, auðskilinnsemplice簡単な쉬운, 용이한paprastas, lengvasvieglsmudaheenvoudigenkel, lettłatwysimplessimplu, uşorлёгкийľahkýenostavenjednostavanenkelง่ายkolay, basit簡單的простий; нескладнийآسانđơn giản, dễ hiểu简单的

2 not complicated or involved The matter is not as simple as you think.eenvoudigلَيْس مُعَقَّداлесенjednoduchýenkeleinfachαπλός, μη σύνθετοςsencillo, fácil, simplelihtlabaneبي تكلفyksinkertainensimpleפָּשוּטआसानjednostavanegyszerűsederhanaeinfaldursemplice単純な단순한, 간단한paprastasvienkāršsmudaheenvoudigenkel, ukomplisertprostysimplessimplu, uşorпростойjednoduchýpreprostjednostavanenkelไม่ซับซ้อนbasit, sade不復雜的примітивний, елементарнийسہل، بغیر کسی دشواری کےkhông 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.gewoneبَسيطскроменprostýenkelschlichtαπλός, λιτός, κοινόςsimple, sencillolihtne, harilikبي پيرايهkorutonsimpleפָּשוּטसरलpriprost, jednostavanegyszerű, szerénybersahajalátlaussemplice簡素な수수한paprastas, kuklusvienkāršssederhanaeenvoudigenkel, liketilprostysimplessimplu, obişnuitскромный, незамысловатыйprostýpreprostjednostavanenkel, anspråkslösเรียบ ๆsade, basit簡樸的скромний; невигадливийسادہgiản dị简朴的

4 pure; mere the simple truth.suiwerمُجَرَّد، صِرْفнеукрасенčistýenklereinαπλός, σκέτος, καθαρόςpuro, meroalasti, varjamataمحضalastonpur et simpleפָּשוּטनिष्कपटčist, pukimerő, tisztamurniumbúðalaussemplice全くの순수한, 순전한grynastīrs; skaidrssebenarnyazuiverenkel, rein og skjærczystysimplespur şi simpluчистый, сущийčistý, holýčistprostenkel, renบริสุทธิ์yalın, basit純粹的щирий; справжнійمحض، سیدھی سادی حقیقتđơn sơ纯粹的

5 trusting and easily cheated She is too simple to see through his lies.liggelowigساذِج، بَسيطлековеренdůvěřivý, naivnínaiv; godtroendenaivαφελής, εύπιστοςingenuo, cándidokergeusklikساده دلherkkäuskoinennaïfתָּמִיםसीधा-सादाnaivan, prostodušanegyügyűpoloseinfaldur, auðtrúaingenuoだまされやすい잘 속는, 순진한naivus, patiklusnaivs; lētticīgslurusargeloosnaiv, godtroendeprostodusznysimplesnaivпростодушный, наивныйdôverčivý, naivnýlahkoverennaivantroskyldig, naiv, godtrogenไม่ประสีประสาsaf, içten, temiz深信不疑的наївний; простакуватийسیدھا سادہngây 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.dofساذِج العَقْل، بَسيطглупавprostoduchýtilbageeinfältigαγαθόςsimple, tontolihtsameelneاحمقyksinkertainenniaisטִיפֵּשबेवकूफbezazlen, glupegyügyűbodoheinfaldur, vitgrannursciocco, credulone愚かな심약(心弱)한, 영리하지 못한ne itin protingas, kvailokasne visai gudrs; vientiesīgsbodohonnozelenfoldig, enkelgłupkowatysimplórioidiotглуповатый; простоватыйprostoduchýnevedenglupenfaldigโง่bön, alık頭腦簡單的недалекий; обмеженийنادانngu ngốc头脑简单的

n ˈsimpleton [-tən]

a foolish person. jansalie, swaapإنسان أحمَقглупакprosťáčekdummepeterder Einfaltspinselαγαθιάρης, χαζόςinocentón, simplónohmuابلهtyperysniais, niaiseשוֹטֶהमूर्ख व्यक्तिbudala, glupanmamlaszorang bodohheimskingisemplicioneばかな人바보, 얼간이kvaišamuļķis; vientiesisorang yang bodohonnozele hannesenfoldig person, toskdureńsimplórioidiotпростак, простофиляhlupáčikbedakglupakdumbom, tokstolleคนโง่aptal kimse傻瓜простакکند ذہنngười 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.eenvoudبَساطَهпростатаjednoduchostsimpelhed; enkelheddie Einfachheit, die Einfaltαπλότητα, λιτότητα, αφέλειαsencillezlihtsus, lihtsameelsusسادگيyksinkertaisuussimplicitéפַּשטוּתसरलता, आसानी, सादगीjednostavnost, nevinostegyszerűségkesederhanaaneinfaldleikisemplicità単純さ단일(성); 단순paprastumasvienkāršībakesederhanaaneenvoudenkelhetprostota, naturalnośćsimplicidadesim­pli­­tateпростота; простодушиеjednoduchosťpreproščinajednostavnostenkelhet, naturlighet, rättframhetความเรียบง่ายsaflık, basitlik簡明, 直率простота; простодушністьسادگیsự đơn giản简明, 直率

n ˌsimplifiˈcation

1 the process of making simpler. vereenvoudigingعَمَلِيَّة تَبْسيطопростяванеzjednodušeníforenklingdie Vereinfachungαπλοποίηση (ως διαδικασία)simplificaciónlihtsustamineساده سازيyksinkertaistaminensimplificationפִּישוּטसरलीकरणpojednostavljenje, simpflikacija(le)egyszerűsítéspenyederhanaaneinföldunsemplificazione単純化단순화supaprastinimasvienkāršošanaproses yang memudahkan sesuatuvereenvoudigingforenklingupraszczaniesimplificaçãosimplificareупрощениеzjednodušeniepoenostavitevpojednostavljenjeförenklingการทำให้ง่ายขึ้นbasitleştirme簡化спрощенняتسہیلqúa trình đơn giản hoá简化

2 something made simpler; a simpler form The Americans have made some simplifications in English spelling.vereenvoudigingتَبْسيطнещо опростеноzjednodušeníforenklingdie Vereinfachungαπλοποίηση, απλούστευσηsimplificaciónlihtsustusتسهيلpelkistyssimplificationפִּישוּטसरलीकृतpojednostavljenjeegyszerűsítéspenyederhanaaneinföldunsemplificazione簡略形간략형supaprastintas dalykasvienkāršojumspemudahanvereenvoudigingforenklinguproszczeniesimplificaçãosimplificareупрощениеzjednodušeniepoenostavitevpojednostavljenjeförenklingสิ่งที่ทำให้ง่ายเข้าkolaylaştırma簡化спрощенняاختصار، کسی چیز کی تسہیلcái được đơn giản hoá简化

adj ˈsimplified

made less difficult or complicated simplified language/tasks.vereenvoudigمُبَسَّطопростенzjednodušenýforenkletvereinfachtαπλοποιημένοςsimplificadolihtsustatudساده شدنhelpotettusimplifiéמוּפשַטसरलीकृतpojednostavljen(le)egyszerűsítettdisederhanakaneinfaldaðursemplificato簡略化した간소화한lengvesnis, supaprastintasvienkāršotsyang mudavereenvoudigdforenkletuproszczonysimplificadosimpli­ficatупрощённыйzjednodušenýpoenostavljenuprošćenförenkladทำให้เข้าใจง่ายbasitleştirilmiş不困難的спрощенийتسہیل شدہđược đơn giản hoá不困难的

v ˈsimplify [-plifai]

to make simpler Can you simplify your language a little?vereenvoudigيُبَسِّطопростявамzjednodušitforenklevereinfachenαπλοποιώ, απλουστεύωsimplificarlihtsustamaساده كردنyksinkertaistaasimplifierלְפַשֵטसरल बना देनाpojednostaviti, učiniti što lakše razumljivim(le)egyszerűsítmenyederhanakaneinfaldasemplificare簡略にする...을 간단히 하다, 쉽게 하다supaprastintivienkāršotmemudahkanvereenvoudigenforenkle; skjære gjennomupraszczaćsimplificara simplificaупрощатьzjednodušiťpoenostavitipojednostavitiförenklaทำให้ง่ายขึ้นbasitleştirmek使簡化спрощуватиتسہیل کرناđơn giản hoá使简化

adv ˈsimply

1 only I do it simply for the money.netفَقَطсамоpouzekuneinfach, nurαπλά και μόνοsimplementeainultفقطainoastaansimplementפָּשוּטसिर्फsamo, jedinoegyszerűen; csakhanyaeinfaldlegasemplicementeただ오직, 다만paprasčiausiaivienkārši; tikaisemata-mataeenvoudigsimpelthen, ganske enkeltjedyniesimplesmentedoarтолькоlenedinosamobara, uteslutandeเพียงแค่นั้นsadece, yalnızca只(是為了)...просто-такиمحض، مطلقduy nhất, chỉ只（是为了）...

2 absolutely simply beautiful.absoluutبصورَةٍ مُطْلَقَهпростоzcela prostěbareeinfachαναμφισβήτητα, σκέταabsolutamente, simplementetäiesti, lausaكاملاkerrassaantout simplementממשसरलता से, आसनी सेjednostavno, apsolutnoegyszerűenbenar-benareinfaldlega, öldungissemplicemente全く굉장히, 무척tiesiogvienkārši; pilnīgibenar-benargewoonwegabsolutt, heltpo prostusimplesmenteabsolut, pur şi simpluпростоjednoduchoenostavnoapsolutnohelt enkelt, rätt och slättอย่างแท้จริงgerçekten, hakikaten絕對地абсолютноبلاشبہhoàn toàn, cực kì绝对地

3 in a simple manner She was always very simply dressed.eenvoudigبصورَةٍ بَسيطَهскромноprostěenkelteinfachαπλά, λιτάcon sencillezlihtsaltبه سادگيyksinkertaisestiavec simplicitéבְּפָּשטוּתसादगी सेna jednostavan način, nenapadnoegyszerűensecara sederhanalátleysislegacon semplicità簡素に수수하게, 간소하게paprastaivienkārširingkaseenvoudigenkeltprostocom simplicidadesimplu, cu simplitateскромноskromnepreprostojednostavnoenkeltอย่างง่าย ๆsade şekilde, basitçe樸素地простоسادے انداز میںgiản dị, mộc mạc朴素地

adj ˌsimple-ˈminded

of low intelligence; stupid. domبَسيط العَقْلглуповатpřihlouplýtilbageeinfältigαγαθιάρης, χαζόςsimplerumalساده لوحtyperäsimpletטִיפֵּשअल्प बुद्धिpriprost, naivanbutácskabodoheinfaldur; treggáfaðursempliciotto, credulone単純な정신 박약의; 우둔한kvailokasvientiesīgs; pamuļķisbodohonnozelenfoldig, dumgłupkowatyestúpidostupidтуповатый, глуповатыйprostoduchý, naivnýomejenprostodušanenfaldigไร้เดียงสาsaf, safdil頭腦簡單的простодушний; недалекийاحمق، کند ذہنchất phác, ngớ ngẩn头脑简单的

n ˌsimple-ˈmindedness

domheidبَساطَة العَقْلглуповатостprostota duchaenfoldigheddie Einfaltαπλοϊκότητα, αφέλειαestupidezrumalusحماقتtyperyyssimplicité d'espritטִיפשוּתअल्पबुद्धिमताpriprostost, jednostavnosthiszékenységkebodohaneinfeldnisemplicioneria単純さ정신 박약kvailumasvientiesība; muļķībakebodohanonnozelheidenfoldighet, dumhetgłupotaestupideznaivitateтуповатостьprostoduchosťomejenostprostodušnoenfaldighetความไร้เดียงสาsaflık笨простодушність; обмеженістьکند ذہنیtính chất phác, sự ngớ ngẩn笨