simple (adj.)

  1. having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved; a simple problem; simple mechanisms; a simple design; a simple substance'

  2. (botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions

    [ Syn: unsubdivided ]

    simple (n.)

  1. any herbaceous plant having medicinal properties

  2. a person lacking intelligence or common sense

    [ Syn: simpleton ]

    simple (adj.)

  1. 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 ]

  2. 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 , mere ]

  3. exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity; childlike trust; dewy-eyed innocence; listened in round-eyed wonder

    [ Syn: childlike , wide-eyed , round-eyed , dewy-eyed ]

  4. lacking mental capacity and subtlety

    [ Syn: dim-witted , simple-minded ]

  5. unornamented; a simple country schoolhouse; her black dress--simple to austerity'

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