Definitions for simple

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simple sim·ple

Spelling: [sim-puh l]

IPA: /ˈsɪm pəl/

Simple is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 138 anagrams from letters in simple (eilmps).

Definitions for simple

noun

1. an ignorant, foolish, or gullible person.
2. something simple, unmixed, or uncompounded.
3. simples, Textiles. cords for controlling the warp threads in forming the shed on draw-looms.
4. a person of humble origins; commoner.
5. an herb or other plant used for medicinal purposes:

adjective

1. easy to understand, deal with, use, etc.:
2. not elaborate or artificial; plain:
3. not ornate or luxurious; unadorned:
4. unaffected; unassuming; modest:
5. not complicated:
6. not complex or compound; single.
7. occurring or considered alone; mere; bare:
8. free of deceit or guile; sincere; unconditional:
9. common or ordinary:
10. not grand or sophisticated; unpretentious:
11. humble or lowly:
12. inconsequential or rudimentary.
13. unlearned; ignorant.
14. lacking mental acuteness or sense:
15. unsophisticated; naive; credulous.
16. simpleminded.
17. Chemistry. composed of only one substance or element: not mixed.
18. Botany. not divided into parts:
19. Zoology. not compound:
20. Music. uncompounded or without overtones; single:
21. Grammar. having only the head without modifying elements included: . Compare complete (def 5).
22. (of a verb tense) consisting of a main verb with no auxiliaries, as takes (simple present) or stood (simple past) (opposed to compound).
23. Mathematics. linear (def 7).
24. Optics. (of a lens) having two optical surfaces only.

Origin of simple

1175-1225; (adj.) Middle English Old French Late Latin simplus simple, Latin (in simpla pecunia simple fee or sum), equivalent to sim- one (see simplex) + -plus, a

Examples for simple

The simple, awful truth is that free speech has never been particularly popular in America.

Still, I worry that a simple traffic stop could have tragic consequences.

I see myself a singer of simple songs, a laureate of the under-dog.

The premise was simple: satire is devastating against tyrants.

His program was as simple as the curriculum of a Persian youth.

Two against three would be a simple thing, as long as he was one of the two.

After all, it was not a simple thing to put Bill Dozier off the trail.

The reason pilots would choose to use guns over a bomb or a missile is simple.

A big part of the reason is a simple psychological phenomenon called cognitive dissonance.

Until the furies got hold of him he was a simple soul, content with simple things.