simple

sim-ple · adjective

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Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    (adjective) Easy to understand, do, or use; not complex or complicated.

  2. 2.

    (adjective) Plain and basic; not elaborate or luxurious.

  3. 3.

    (adjective) Composed of a single element; not compound.

  4. 4.

    (adjective) Of low or ordinary status.

  5. 5.

    (adjective, dated) Lacking intelligence or sophistication.

  6. 6.

    (noun) A medicinal plant, or a medicine made from one.

Related words

Antonyms: complex, complicated, difficult, elaborate
See also: complex, easy, plain
Synonyms: easy, plain, straightforward, uncomplicated

Etymology

From Old French simple, from Latin simplex ("simple, single, unmixed"), from sim- (from semel "once") + -plex (from plicāre "to fold"). The word literally meant "one-fold" or "single," as opposed to duplex ("two-fold").