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Meaning of word simple from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

simple   noun

Meaning : Any herbaceous plant having medicinal properties.

Meaning : A person lacking intelligence or common sense.

Synonyms : simpleton

simple   adjective

Meaning : Having few parts. Not complex or complicated or involved.

Example : A simple problem.
Simple mechanisms.
A simple design.
A simple substance.

Complicated in structure. Consisting of interconnected parts.

A complex set of variations based on a simple folk melody.
A complex mass of diverse laws and customs.
complex

Meaning : Easy and not involved or complicated.

Example : An elementary problem in statistics.
Elementary, my dear Watson.
A simple game.
Found an uncomplicated solution to the problem.

Synonyms : elementary, uncomplicated, unproblematic

Meaning : Apart from anything else. Without additions or modifications.

Example : Only the bare facts.
Shocked by the mere idea.
The simple passage of time was enough.
The simple truth.

Synonyms : bare, mere

Meaning : Exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity.

Example : Childlike trust.
Dewy-eyed innocence.
Listened in round-eyed wonder.

Synonyms : childlike, dewy-eyed, round-eyed, wide-eyed

Meaning : Lacking mental capacity and subtlety.

Synonyms : dim-witted, simple-minded

Meaning : (botany) of leaf shapes. Of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions.

Synonyms : unsubdivided

Composed of more than one part.

Compound leaves are composed of several lobes.
Compound flower heads.
compound

Meaning : Unornamented.

Example : A simple country schoolhouse.
Her black dress--simple to austerity.