having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved; a simple problem; simple mechanisms; a simple design; a simple substance'
(botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions
[ Syn: unsubdivided ]
simple (adj.)
any herbaceous plant having medicinal properties
a person lacking intelligence or common sense
[ Syn: simpleton ]
simple (n.)
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 ]
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
exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity; childlike trust; dewy-eyed innocence; listened in round-eyed wonder
[ Syn: childlike , wide-eyed , round-eyed , dewy-eyed ]
lacking mental capacity and subtlety
[ Syn: dim-witted , simple-minded ]
unornamented; a simple country schoolhouse; her black dress--simple to austerity'