English dictionary
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English adjective: simple | |||
| 1. | simple having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved | ||
| Samples | A simple problem. Simple mechanisms. A simple design. A simple substance. | ||
| Similar | simplex, simplistic, unanalyzable, uncomplicated, undecomposable, unsophisticated | ||
| See also | easy, plain, simple, unsubdivided | ||
| Attribute | complexity, complexness | ||
| Antonyms | complex | ||
| 2. | simple easy and not involved or complicated | ||
| Samples | An elementary problem in statistics. Elementary, my dear Watson. A simple game. Found an uncomplicated solution to the problem. | ||
| Synonyms | elementary, uncomplicated, unproblematic | ||
| Similar | easy | ||
| Antonyms | difficult, hard | ||
| 3. | simple apart from anything else; without additions or modifications | ||
| Samples | Only the bare facts. Shocked by the mere idea. The simple passage of time was enough. The simple truth. | ||
| Synonyms | bare, mere | ||
| Similar | plain | ||
| Antonyms | fancy | ||
| 4. | simple exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity | ||
| Samples | Childlike trust. Dewy-eyed innocence. Listened in round-eyed wonder. | ||
| Synonyms | childlike, dewy-eyed, round-eyed, wide-eyed | ||
| Similar | naif, naive | ||
| Antonyms | sophisticated | ||
| 5. | simple lacking mental capacity and subtlety | ||
| Synonyms | dim-witted, simple-minded | ||
| Similar | retarded | ||
| Antonyms | precocious | ||
| 6. | simple (botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions | ||
| Synonyms | unsubdivided | ||
| Similar | acerate, 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 | ||
| See also | simple, smooth | ||
| Domain category | botany, phytology | ||
| Antonyms | compound | ||
| 7. | simple unornamented | ||
| Samples | A simple country schoolhouse. Her black dress--simple to austerity. | ||
| Similar | plain | ||
| Antonyms | fancy | ||
English noun: simple | |||
| 1. | simple (plant) any herbaceous plant having medicinal properties | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | herb, herbaceous plant | ||
| Domain usage | archaicism, archaism | ||
| 2. | simple (person) a person lacking intelligence or common sense | ||
| Synonyms | simpleton | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | airhead, 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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