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Engelsk tillægsord: simple

1. simple having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningA simple problem.
Simple mechanisms.
A simple design.
A simple substance.


Termer med lignende betydningsimplex, simplistic, unanalyzable, uncomplicated, undecomposable, unsophisticated


Se ogsåeasy, plain, simple, unsubdivided


Kendetegnercomplexity, complexness


Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer)complex

2. simple easy and not involved or complicated


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningAn elementary problem in statistics.
Elementary, my dear Watson.
A simple game.
Found an uncomplicated solution to the problem.


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)elementary, uncomplicated, unproblematic


Termer med lignende betydningeasy


Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer)difficult, hard

3. simple apart from anything else; without additions or modifications


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningOnly the bare facts.
Shocked by the mere idea.
The simple passage of time was enough.
The simple truth.


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)bare, mere


Termer med lignende betydningplain


Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer)fancy

4. simple exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningChildlike trust.
Dewy-eyed innocence.
Listened in round-eyed wonder.


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)childlike, dewy-eyed, round-eyed, wide-eyed


Termer med lignende betydningnaif, naive


Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer)sophisticated

5. simple lacking mental capacity and subtlety


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)dim-witted, simple-minded


Termer med lignende betydningretarded


Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer)precocious

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


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)unsubdivided


Termer med lignende betydningacerate, acerose, acicular, acuminate, apiculate, arrow-shaped, bladelike, caudate, cordate, cordiform, cuneate, deltoid, dolabrate, dolabriform, elliptic, elongate, ensiform, fiddle-shaped, five-needled, four-needled, hastate, heart-shaped, kidney-shaped, lancelike, lanceolate, linear, lyrate, needle-shaped, needled, oblanceolate, oblong, obovate, obtuse, orbicular, orbiculate, ovate, pandurate, panduriform, peltate, perfoliate, reniform, sagittate, sagittiform, shield-shaped, spatula-shaped, spatulate, spearhead-shaped, sword-shaped, swordlike, three-needled, two-needled, unlobed, wedge-shaped


Se ogsåsimple, smooth


Overordnet emneområdebotany, phytology


Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer)compound

7. simple unornamented


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningA simple country schoolhouse.
Her black dress--simple to austerity.


Termer med lignende betydningplain


Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer)fancy


Engelsk navneord: simple

1. simple (om plante) any herbaceous plant having medicinal properties


Mindre specifikke termerherb, herbaceous plant


Overordnet anvendelsearchaicism, archaism

2. simple (om person) a person lacking intelligence or common sense


Termer med samme betydning (synonymer)simpleton


Mindre specifikke termerindividual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul


Mere specifikke termerairhead, boob, booby, changeling, cretin, dimwit, dingbat, dolt, doofus, dope, dullard, dumbbell, dummy, fool, forgetful person, half-wit, half-wit, idiot, idiot savant, imbecile, lame, moron, muggins, nebbech, nebbish, nincompoop, ninny, nitwit, pillock, pinhead, poop, poor fish, pudden-head, pudding head, retard, sap, saphead, scatterbrain, schlemiel, schlep, schlepper, schnook, sheep, shlemiel, shlep, shlepper, shnook, space cadet, square, stupe, stupid, stupid person, subnormal, tomfool, twerp, twirp, twit









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