simple /simˈpl/

1. Consisting of one thing or element
2. Not complex or compound
3. In or relating to simple time (music)
4. Not divided into leaflets (botany)
5. Easy
6. Plain
7. Unornate
8. Unpretentious
9. Mean, sorry
10. Mere, sheer
11. Ordinary
12. Unlearned or unskilled
13. Of humble rank or origin
14. Unaffected
15. Artless
16. Guileless
17. Unsuspecting
18. Credulous
19. Weak in intellect
20. Silly

1. A simple or humble person (also used collectively) or thing
2. A simpleton
3. An irreducible component of a compound
4. A medicine having only one constituent
5. Hence a medicinal plant

To gather medicinal plants

simˈpleness noun

simˈpler noun (archaic)

A gatherer of medicinal plants

simˈplesse noun (Spenser)

Simplicity

simˈpleton noun

A weak or foolish person, one easily imposed on (informal short form simp, esp N American)

simplicity /-plisˈ/ noun

simplificāˈtion noun

The process, or an instance, of making simple or simpler

simˈplificātive adjective

simˈplificātor and simˈplifīer noun

simˈplify transitive verb

To make simple, simpler, or less difficult

simˈpling noun (archaic)

The act or process of gathering medicinal herbs

simˈplism noun

1. Affected simplicity
2. Oversimplification of a problem or situation

simˈplist noun (archaic)

A person having an expert knowledge of simples or medicinal herbs

simplisˈtic adjective

1. Tending to oversimplify, making no allowances for the problems and complexities that exist or inevitably arise
2. Naïve

simplisˈtically adverb

simˈply adverb

1. In a simple manner
2. Considered by itself
3. Alone
4. Merely
5. Without qualification
6. Truly
7. Absolutely
8. Really (informal)

simple fraction noun

A fraction that has whole numbers as numerator and denominator

simple fracture see fracture

simple harmonic motion noun (physics)

The motion of a particle or system subjected to a force which is proportional to the displacement of the particle or system from a fixed point and is directed towards that point (abbrev SHM)

simple-heartˈed adjective (archaic)

1. Guileless
2. Frank, sincere

simple interest noun

Interest calculated on the principal only

simple-mindˈed adjective

1. Lacking intelligence
2. Foolish

simple-mindˈedly adverb

simple-mindˈedness noun

simple sentence noun

A sentence with one predicate

simple time noun (music)

Any measure or time in which there are two, three or four beats to the bar, each divisible by two (see also compound time under compound¹)

• pre-let
• pre-lets
• pre-letting
• prelibation
• prelibations
• prelim
• preliminaries
• preliminarily
• preliminary
• prelims
• prelingual
• prelingually deaf
• preliterate
• preload
• pre-loaded
• preloaded
• preloading
• preloads
• prelude
• preluded
• preludes
• preludi
• preludial
• preluding
• preludio