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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024sim•ple /ˈsɪmpəl/USA pronunciation adj., -pler, -plest, n. adj. - easy to understand or deal with;
not hard to do:a simple problem.[It + be + ~ + to + verb]It was simple to solve her problems. - not elaborate or complicated;
plain:a simple design. - not ornate or luxurious;
unadorned:a simple dress. - unassuming;
modest;
sincere:He's a simple man. - occurring or considered alone;
mere;
bare:[before a noun]the simple truth. - common or ordinary:[before a noun]a simple soldier.
- not grand or sophisticated:simple tastes.
- humble or lowly:simple folk.
- lacking mental sharpness:a simple, dull-witted peasant.
- mentally deficient.
- Chemistry
- made of only one substance or element:a simple substance.
- Botanynot divided into parts:a simple leaf.
- Grammar(of a sentence) having only one subject and verb (as opposed to compound):The sentences John likes Mary and John and Bill like Mary are simple sentences.
sim•ple•ness, n. [uncountable]See -plic-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sim•ple (sim′pəl),USA pronunciation adj., -pler, -plest, n. adj. - easy to understand, deal with, use, etc.:a simple matter; simple tools.
- not elaborate or artificial;
plain:a simple style. - not ornate or luxurious;
unadorned:a simple gown. - unaffected;
unassuming;
modest:a simple manner. - not complicated:a simple design.
- not complex or compound;
single. - occurring or considered alone;
mere;
bare:the simple truth; a simple fact. - free of deceit or guile;
sincere;
unconditional:a frank, simple answer. - common or ordinary:a simple soldier.
- not grand or sophisticated;
unpretentious:a simple way of life. - humble or lowly:simple folk.
- inconsequential or rudimentary.
- unlearned;
ignorant. - lacking mental acuteness or sense:a simple way of thinking.
- unsophisticated;
naive;
credulous. - simpleminded.
- Chemistry
- composed of only one substance or element:a simple substance.
- not mixed.
- Botanynot divided into parts:a simple leaf; a simple stem.
- Zoologynot compound:a simple ascidian.
- Music and Danceuncompounded or without overtones;
single:simple tone. - Grammarhaving only the head without modifying elements included:The simple subject of "The dappled pony gazed over the fence'' is "pony.''Cf. complete (def. 5).
- Grammar(of a verb tense) consisting of a main verb with no auxiliaries, as takes (simple present) or stood (simple past) (opposed to compound).
- Mathematicslinear (def. 7).
- Optics(of a lens) having two optical surfaces only.
n. - an ignorant, foolish, or gullible person.
- something simple, unmixed, or uncompounded.
- Textiles simples, cords for controlling the warp threads in forming the shed on draw-looms.
- a person of humble origins;
commoner. - Drugsan herb or other plant used for medicinal purposes:country simples.
- Late Latin simplus simple, Latin (in simpla pecunia simple fee or sum), equivalent. to sim- one (see simplex) + -plus, as in duplus duple, double (see -fold); cognate with Greek háplos (see haplo-); (noun, nominal) Middle English: commoner, derivative of the adjective, adjectival
- Old French
- (adjective, adjectival) Middle English 1175–1225
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged clear, intelligible, understandable, unmistakable, lucid.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged natural, unembellished, neat.
- 8.See corresponding entry in Unabridged artless, guileless, ingenuous.
- 10.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See homely.
- 12.See corresponding entry in Unabridged trifling, trivial, nonessential, unnecessary.
- 13.See corresponding entry in Unabridged untutored, stupid.
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