Simple

Adjective

 * 1) Free from duplicity; guileless, innocent, straightforward.
 * 2) Without ornamentation; plain.
 * 3) Undistinguished in social condition; of no special rank.
 * 4)  Trivial; insignificant.
 * 5) * 1485, Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book X:
 * ‘That was a symple cause,’ seyde Sir Trystram, ‘for to sle a good knyght for seyynge well by his maystir.’
 * 1) Uncomplicated; taken by itself, with nothing added, pure.
 * 2) * 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.
 * 1)  Feeble-minded; foolish.
 * 2) Consisting of one single substance; uncompounded.
 * 3)  Of a group: having no normal subgroup.

Synonyms

 * onefold
 * plain
 * See WikiSaurus:easy

Antonyms

 * complex, compound, complicated

Derived terms

 * fee simple
 * future simple
 * oversimple
 * past simple
 * plain and simple
 * present simple
 * pure and simple
 * simple beam
 * simple connectivity
 * simple contract
 * simple dislocation
 * simple equation
 * simple extension
 * simple eye
 * simple fraction
 * simple fracture
 * simple fruit
 * simple function
 * simple future
 * simple group
 * simple harmonic motion
 * simple-hearted
 * simple interest
 * simple leaf
 * simple linear regression


 * simple machine
 * simple mastectomy
 * simple microscope
 * simple-minded
 * simple past
 * simple pendulum
 * simple pistil
 * simple pole
 * simple present
 * simple protein
 * simple regression
 * simple sentence
 * Simple Simon
 * simple sugar
 * simple syrup
 * simple time
 * simple trust
 * simplehead
 * simpleness
 * simpless
 * simplex
 * simply
 * single
 * simplicity
 * simpleton

Noun

 * 1)  A preparation made from one plant, as opposed to something made from more than one plant.
 * 2)  A simple or atomic proposition

Verb

 * 1)  To gather simples, ie, medicinal herbs.

Derived terms

 * simpler
 * simplist

Adverbs for Simple
beautifully;  expensively;   unnecessarily; utterly; delightfully; artlessly; graciously; refreshingly; intelligibly; pleasantly; fortunately; needlessly; starkly; childishly; severely; chastely; elegantly; gracefully; tastefully; harmoniously; appropriately; ingenuously: naively; bluntly; foolishly; delicately; daintily; charmingly; idiotically; crazily; inanely; fatuously; mindlessly

Thesaurus
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

Etymology
< simple: <  and  simple: <  simplex: < sim-: + plicare:: see same and fold. Compare single, singular, simultaneous, etc.

Adjective

 * Albanian:
 * Arabic: بسيط
 * Armenian: ,
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 簡單, 简单, 容易
 * Croatian:
 * Czech:
 * Dutch: ,
 * Esperanto:
 * Estonian:
 * Finnish: (, slang)
 * French:
 * Georgian:, ,
 * German: ,
 * Haitian Creole:
 * Hebrew:
 * Hindi: सरल, आसान
 * Hungarian:
 * Ido:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 簡単, 単純, 易い
 * Kazakh: қарапайым
 * Korean: 간단한 (簡單 + 한), 간단하다


 * Kurdish:
 * Sorani: ئاسان, ساکار
 * Latin:
 * Latvian: prasts, vienkāršs
 * Lithuanian:
 * Novial: simpli
 * Persian: ساده
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:, necomplicat
 * Russian:, лёгкий
 * Scottish Gaelic: sìmplidh
 * Slovene: preprost, enostaven
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Tamil: எளிய, எளிது, எளிமையான
 * Telugu: సరళమైన (saraLamaina)
 * Thai: ง่าย
 * Turkish: ,
 * Ukrainian: простий
 * Urdu: آسان
 * Vietnamese: giản dị, mộc mạc
 * West Frisian: ienfâldich
 * West Frisian: ienfâldich


 * Armenian: պարզամիտ,
 * Bulgarian:, малоумен
 * Croatian:
 * Dutch: ,
 * German:


 * Polish: (noun)
 * Russian:, простодушный
 * Scottish Gaelic: baoth
 * Swedish:

Noun

 * Spanish:

Anagrams

 * impels

Adjective

 * 1) innocent
 * 2) mere;
 * 3) honest; without pretense
 * 4) peasant, pauper (attibutive)

Etymology
simplex:

Adjective

 * 1) simple uncomplicated
 * 2) single not divided into parts

Etymology
From simplex:.

Adverb

 * 1) simply

Etymology
simpla: + -e:

Adjective

 * 1) simple
 * 2) one-way
 * Un billet simple.
 * A one-way ticket.

Noun

 * 1) one-way ticket
 * 2)  single

Related terms

 * aller simple
 * simplement
 * simplicité
 * simplifier

Anagrams

 * emplis

Adjective

 * 1) simple

Adjective

 * 1) innocent
 * 2) mere;
 * 3) honest; without pretense
 * 4) peasant, pauper (attibutive)

Etymology
simplex:

Adjective
simple



Adjective

 * 1) simple
 * 2) mere, uncomplicated, easy
 * 3) single
 * 4) insipid

Noun

 * 1) simpleton, fool
 * 2)  simple