Meaning & Definition of Simple in English
English⟶
Simple
/sɪmpəl/
noun
1. Any herbaceous plant having medicinal properties
synonym:
- simple
2. A person lacking intelligence or common sense
synonym:
- simpleton,
- simple
adjective
1. Having few parts
- Not complex or complicated or involved
- "A simple problem"
- "Simple mechanisms"
- "A simple design"
- "A simple substance"
synonym:
- simple
2. Easy and not involved or complicated
- "An elementary problem in statistics"
- "Elementary, my dear watson"
- "A simple game"
- "Found an uncomplicated solution to the problem"
synonym:
- elementary,
- simple,
- uncomplicated,
- unproblematic
3. Apart from anything else
- Without additions or modifications
- "Only the bare facts"
- "Shocked by the mere idea"
- "The simple passage of time was enough"
- "The simple truth"
synonym:
- bare(a),
- mere(a),
- simple(a)
4. Exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity
- "Childlike trust"
- "Dewy-eyed innocence"
- "Listened in round-eyed wonder"
synonym:
- childlike,
- wide-eyed,
- round-eyed,
- dewy-eyed,
- simple
5. Lacking mental capacity and subtlety
synonym:
- dim-witted,
- simple,
- simple-minded
6. (botany) of leaf shapes
- Of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions
synonym:
- simple,
- unsubdivided
7. Unornamented
- "A simple country schoolhouse"
- "Her black dress--simple to austerity"
synonym:
- simple
Examples of using
Arabic is a simple language.
This problem is very simple.
The truth is rarely pure and never simple.