English dictionary
simple
/'s/I/mp/@/l/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
adjective
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having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
ExamplesA simple problem.
Simple mechanisms.
A simple design.
A simple substance.
Antonyms complexSource: WordNet 3.0
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(botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions
Synonyms unsubdividedAntonyms compoundSource: WordNet 3.0
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Single; not complex; not infolded or entangled; uncombined; not compounded; not blended with something else; not complicated; as, a <i>simple</i> substance; a <i>simple</i> idea; a <i>simple</i> sound; a <i>simple</i> machine; a <i>simple</i> problem; <i>simple</i> tasks.
Source: webster1913
noun
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any herbaceous plant having medicinal properties
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a person lacking intelligence or common sense
Synonyms simpletonSource: WordNet 3.0
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Something not mixed or compounded.
Source: webster1913
adjective satellite
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easy and not involved or complicated
ExamplesA simple game.
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apart from anything else; without additions or modifications
ExamplesThe simple passage of time was enough.
The simple truth.
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exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity
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lacking mental capacity and subtlety
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unornamented
ExamplesA simple country schoolhouse.
Her black dress--simple to austerity.
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verb
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To gather simples, or medicinal plants.
Source: webster1913