Dictionary Definition
simple adj
1 having few parts; not complex or complicated or
involved; "a simple problem"; "simple mechanisms"; "a simple
design"; "a simple substance" [ant: complex]
2 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"
[syn: elementary,
uncomplicated,
unproblematic]
3 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" [syn:
bare(a),
mere(a),
simple(a)]
4 exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity;
"childlike trust"; "dewy-eyed innocence"; "simple courtesy" [syn:
childlike, wide-eyed,
dewy-eyed]
6 (botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no
divisions or subdivisions [syn: unsubdivided] [ant:
compound]
7 not elaborate in style; unornamented; "a simple
country schoolhouse"; "her black dress--simple to austerity"
Noun
1 any herbaceous plant having medicinal
properties
2 a person lacking intelligence or common sense
[syn: simpleton]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Etymology
From French simple, from Latin simplexPronunciation
- /ˈsɪmpl/
-
- Rhymes: -ɪmpəl
- Hyphenation: sim·ple
Adjective
- Having few parts or features; having no special features.
- 2001, Sydney I. Landau, Dictionaries: The Art and Craft of
Lexicography, Cambridge University Press (ISBN 0-521-78512-X), page
167,
- There is no simple way to define precisely a complex arrangement of parts, however homely the object may appear to be.
- 2001, Sydney I. Landau, Dictionaries: The Art and Craft of
Lexicography, Cambridge University Press (ISBN 0-521-78512-X), page
167,
- Feeble-minded.
- Having no normal subgroup.
- Having no connected normal subgroup.
Synonyms
- sense having few parts or features plain
- See
Antonyms
Translations
uncomplicated
- Arabic:
- Bulgarian: прост
- Chinese: (jiǎndān)
- Czech: jednoduchý
- Dutch: eenvoudig, simpel
- Esperanto: simpla
- Finnish: yksinkertainen (simppeli, slang)
- French: simple
- German: einfach, simpel
- Hungarian: egyszerű
- Italian: semplice
- Japanese: 簡単な (kantan na), 単純な (tanjun na)
- Korean: 간단한 (gandanhan)
- Kurdish:
- Sorani: ئاسان, ساکار
- Latin: simplex
- Novial: simpli
- Portuguese: simples
- Romanian: simplu
- Russian: простой
- Slovene: preprost, enostaven
- Spanish: simple
- Swedish: enkel
- Telugu: సరళమైన (saraLamaina)
simple-minded
Noun
- In the context of "jargon|medicine": A preparation made from one plant, as opposed to something made from more than one plant.
Translations
- Spanish: simple
Esperanto
Adverb
French
Pronunciation
- /s̃ɛpl/
- SAMPA: /sE~pl/
Adjective
- simple
- one-way
- Un billet simple.
-
- A one-way ticket.
Related terms
Romanian
Pronunciation
Adjective
simpleSpanish
Extensive Definition
Simple may refer to:
- Simple (abstract algebra), an algebraic structure which in some sense cannot be divided by a smaller structure of the same type
- Simple living or voluntary simplicity, an alternative lifestyle to consumerism
- Simple Shoes, an American shoe brand, a division of Deckers Outdoor Corporation
- Simples, a philosophical concept of objects without parts
- Jesse B. Semple, a character featured in many stories by American writer Langston Hughes
- Simple, a difficulty rating in Dance Dance Revolution
In Technology:
- SIMPLE_(microtechnology) may stand for Silicon Micromachining by single step Plasma Etching
- SIMPLE, a presence and instant messaging protocol suite
- SiMPLE, a programming language
- The SIMPLE algorithm, a numerical method for Computational fluid dynamics (Semi-Implicit Method for Pressure Linked Equations)
See also
- Simplicity, the property possessed by things that are simple
- Simple English Wikipedia, a version of Wikipedia that uses simpler English language, for students, teachers, translators, and non-native speakers
simple in German: SIMPLE
simple in French: Simple
simple in Russian: Simple
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
Attic,
Bohemian, Ciceronian, Mickey Mouse,
Spartan, a certain,
absolute, aesthetic, affable, amateur, an, any, any one, arrested, artistic, artless, ascetic, asinine, atomic, austere, authentic, awkward, babbling, backward, bald, bare, base, basic, blankminded, blithering, bluff, blunt, bona fide, born yesterday,
bovine, brainless, burbling, butt, callow, candid, card-carrying, casual, chaste, cheerful, childish, childlike, choice, chump, classic, classical, clean, clean-cut, clear, clear as crystal, clear as
day, clear-cut, coherent, comfortable, common, commonplace, comprehensible, confiding, connected, consistent, cordial, cozy, crackbrained, cracked, crass, crazy, creamy, credulous, cretinistic, cretinous, crisp, crystal-clear, crystalline, cullible, cushy, deceivable, defined, definite, degage, delicate, deludable, dense, dim-witted, dinkum, direct, discreet, distinct, dithering, dopey, doting, driveling, drooling, dry, dull, dull-witted, dumb, dupable, dupe, easily understood, easy, easy as pie, easygoing, effortless, eggshell, either, elegant, elemental, elementary, empty, empty-headed, essential, everyday, excellent, exclusive, explicit, exploitable, express, facile, fall guy, familiar, fatuous, feebleminded, finished, flat, folksy, following the letter,
foolable, foolish, forthright, frank, free and easy, friendly, fundamental, garden, garden-variety, gauche, genuine, glib, gloss, good, graceful, gracile, gracious, green, groping, guileless, gull, gullible, half-baked,
half-witted, haymish,
hoaxable, homelike, homely, homespun, homey, homish, homogeneous, honest, honest-to-God, hoodwinkable, household, humble, humble-looking,
humble-visaged, humblest, humbugable, idiotic, ignorant, illiterate, imbecile, imbecilic, in good taste,
inane, inartificial, incomplex, individual, indivisible, inexperienced, inexpert, inferior, informal, ingenu, ingenuous, inglorious, innocent, innocuous, insensate, integral, intelligible, intimate, iridescent, irreducible, irregular, know-nothing,
lawful, lean, least, legitimate, lifelike, light, limpid, literal, lone, loose, loud and clear, low, lowest, lowliest, lowly, lucid, luminous, mark, matter-of-fact, maundering, mean, mellow, mentally defective,
mentally deficient, mentally handicapped, mentally retarded,
mere, mindless, modest, monadic, mongoloid, monistic, monolithic, moronic, mother-of-pearl,
nacreous, naive, naked, natural, naturalistic, neat, nescient, nitwitted, nondescript, not all there,
nothing to it, oafish,
obtuse, of a piece, of
choice, of quality, offhand, offhanded, one, opalescent, open, openhearted, ordinary, original, outspoken, painless, pale, pastel, patinaed, peaceful, pearly, pellucid, perfect, perspicuous, persuadable, pigeon, plain, plain-speaking,
plain-spoken, pleasing,
polished, poor, primal, primary, prosaic, prosing, prosy, pure, pure and simple, quiet, raw, real, realistic, refined, relaxed, restrained, retarded, righteous, rightful, round, royal, rustic, sad, sap, seduceable, semigloss, senseless, severe, sheer, silly, simon-pure, simple as ABC,
simple-speaking, simplehearted, simpleminded, simpletonian, sincere, single, single-hearted,
single-minded, singular, slobbering, slow, slow-witted, small, smooth, snug, sober, sociable, soft, soft-colored, soft-hued,
softened, sole, solid, solitary, somber, spare, square, stark, sterling, straightforward, strange
to, stupid, subdued, subnormal, subordinate, subservient, subtle, sucker, sure-enough, sweet, tasteful, teachable, tender, tentative, terse, thick, thickheaded, translucent, transparent, transpicuous, trim, true to life, true to nature,
true to reality, trustful, trusting, unacquainted, unadorned, unadulterated, unaffected, unalloyed, unambiguous, unanalyzable, unapprized, unartificial, unassumed, unassuming, unburdensome, unceremonious, uncluttered, uncolored, uncomplicated, uncompounded, uncomprehending,
unconcocted,
unconfused, unconstrained, uncontrived, unconventional, unconversant, uncopied, uncounterfeited,
undecorated,
understandable,
understated,
undesigning,
undifferenced,
undifferentiated,
undisguised,
undisguising,
undistinguished,
undistorted,
undivided, uneducated, unelaborate, unembellished, unenhanced, unenlightened, unequivocal, unexaggerated, unexperienced, unfabricated, unfamiliar, unfanciful, unfeigned, unfeigning, unfictitious, unflattering, unguarded, uniform, unilluminated, unimaginative, unimagined, unimitated, unimportant, uninformed, uninitiated, unintelligent, uninvented, uninvolved, unique, unitary, univocal, unknowing, unlabored, unmistakable, unmitigated, unmixed, unobtrusive, unofficial, unornamented, unostentatious, unpoetical, unposted, unpretended, unpretending, unpretentious, unqualified, unreserved, unripe, unromantic, unschooled, unsimulated, unsophisticated,
unspecious, unstudied, unsure, unsuspicious, unsynthetic, untaught, untroublesome, unvarnished, unversed, unwary, unwitty, upright, vacuous, verbal, verbatim, veridical, verisimilar, victimizable, weak-minded,
well-chosen, well-defined, whole, witless, word-for-word, workaday, workday