Definitions for simple
ˈsɪm pəlsim·ple

Princeton's WordNet(3.60 / 5 votes)Rate this definition:

1. simple(noun)

   any herbaceous plant having medicinal properties

2. simpleton, simple(adj)

   a person lacking intelligence or common sense

3. simple(adj)

   having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved

   "a simple problem"; "simple mechanisms"; "a simple design"; "a simple substance"

4. elementary, simple, uncomplicated, unproblematic(adj)

   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"

5. bare(a), mere(a), simple(a)(adj)

   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"

6. childlike, wide-eyed, round-eyed, dewy-eyed, simple(adj)

   exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity

   "childlike trust"; "dewy-eyed innocence"; "listened in round-eyed wonder"

7. dim-witted, simple, simple-minded(adj)

   lacking mental capacity and subtlety

8. simple, unsubdivided(adj)

   (botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions

9. simple(adj)

   unornamented

   "a simple country schoolhouse"; "her black dress--simple to austerity"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. simple(Noun)

   A preparation made from one plant, as opposed to something made from more than one plant.

2. simple(Noun)

   A simple or atomic proposition

3. simple(Verb)

   To gather simples, ie, medicinal herbs.

4. simple(Adjective)

   Uncomplicated; taken by itself, with nothing added.

5. simple(Adjective)

   Without ornamentation; plain.

6. simple(Adjective)

   Free from duplicity; guileless, innocent, straightforward.

7. simple(Adjective)

   Undistinguished in social condition; of no special rank.

8. simple(Adjective)

   Trivial; insignificant.

9. simple(Adjective)

   Feeble-minded; foolish.

10. simple(Adjective)

    Consisting of one single substance; uncompounded.

11. simple(Adjective)

    Of a group: having no normal subgroup.

12. simple(Adjective)

    Not compound, but possibly lobed.

Origin: From simple, from and simple, from simplex, from sim- + plicare: see same and fold. Compare single, singular, simultaneous, etc.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Simple(adj)

   single; not complex; not infolded or entangled; uncombined; not compounded; not blended with something else; not complicated; as, a simple substance; a simple idea; a simple sound; a simple machine; a simple problem; simple tasks

2. Simple(adj)

   plain; unadorned; as, simple dress

3. Simple(adj)

   mere; not other than; being only

4. Simple(adj)

   not given to artifice, stratagem, or duplicity; undesigning; sincere; true

5. Simple(adj)

   artless in manner; unaffected; unconstrained; natural; inartificial;; straightforward

6. Simple(adj)

   direct; clear; intelligible; not abstruse or enigmatical; as, a simple statement; simple language

7. Simple(adj)

   weak in intellect; not wise or sagacious; of but moderate understanding or attainments; hence, foolish; silly

8. Simple(adj)

   not luxurious; without much variety; plain; as, a simple diet; a simple way of living

9. Simple(adj)

   humble; lowly; undistinguished

10. Simple(adj)

    without subdivisions; entire; as, a simple stem; a simple leaf

11. Simple(adj)

    not capable of being decomposed into anything more simple or ultimate by any means at present known; elementary; thus, atoms are regarded as simple bodies. Cf. Ultimate, a

12. Simple(adj)

    homogenous

13. Simple(adj)

    consisting of a single individual or zooid; as, a simple ascidian; -- opposed to compound

14. Simple(adj)

    something not mixed or compounded

15. Simple(adj)

    a medicinal plant; -- so called because each vegetable was supposed to possess its particular virtue, and therefore to constitute a simple remedy

16. Simple(adj)

    a drawloom

17. Simple(adj)

    a part of the apparatus for raising the heddles of a drawloom

18. Simple(adj)

    a feast which is not a double or a semidouble

19. Simple(verb)

    to gather simples, or medicinal plants

Origin: [F. See Simple, a.]

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1. SIMPLE

   SIMPLE, the session initiation protocol for instant messaging and presence leveraging extensions, is an instant messaging and presence protocol suite based on Session Initiation Protocol managed by the IETF. Contrary to the vast majority of IM and presence protocols used by software deployed today, SIMPLE is an open standard like XMPP.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Simple

   sim′pl, adj. single: undivided: resisting decomposition: elementary, undeveloped: plain, single, entire: homogeneous: open: unaffected: undesigning: true: clear: straightforward: artless: guileless: unsuspecting: credulous: not cunning: weak in intellect: silly: of mean birth—opposed to Gentle.—n. something not mixed or compounded: a medicinal herb: a simple feast—opposed to a double or semidouble.—v.i. to gather simples or medicinal plants.—adjs. Sim′ple-heart′ed, having a simple heart: guileless; Sim′ple-mind′ed, having a simple mind: unsuspecting: undesigning.—ns. Sim′ple-mind′edness, the state or quality of being simple-minded: artlessness; Sim′pleness, the state or quality of being simple: artlessness: simplicity: folly; Sim′pler, a gatherer of simples; Sim′pless (Spens.), simplicity; Sim′pleton, a weak or foolish person.—adv. Simplic′iter, simply, not relatively.—ns. Simplic′ity, the state or quality of being simple: singleness: want of complication: openness: clearness: freedom from excessive adornment: plainness: sincerity: artlessness: credulity, silliness, folly; Simplificā′tion, the act of making simple.—adj. Sim′plificātive.—n. Sim′plificātor, one who simplifies.—v.t. Sim′plify, to make simple: to render less difficult: to make plain:—pa.t. and pa.p. sim′plified.—ns. Sim′plism, affected simplicity; Sim′plist, one skilled in simples.—adj. Simplis′tic.—adv. Sim′ply, in a simple manner: artlessly: foolishly: weakly: plainly: considered by itself: alone: merely: solely. [Fr.,—L. simplex, the same—sim- (L. semel), root of plicāre, to fold.]

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1. Simple

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'simple' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #696

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'simple' in Written Corpus Frequency: #953

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'simple' in Adjectives Frequency: #68

Anagrams for simple »

1. impels

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of simple in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of simple in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of simple in a Sentence

1. Jeffrey Segal:

   The solution is simple.

2. Liantao Wang:

   Its a very simple idea.

3. Stuart Russell:

   There's no simple answer.

4. Dejan Stojanovic:

   Love is almost never simple.

5. Debasish Mridha, M.D.:

   Life is simple and beautiful.

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