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simple
adjective(sim-ple)
apart from anything else; without additions or modifications
Synonyms: bare, mere,
Examples:
The simple passage of time was enough.
The simple truth.
simple
adjective(sim-ple)
exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity
Synonyms: childlike, dewy-eyed, round-eyed, wide-eyed,
simple
noun(sim-ple)
a person lacking intelligence or common sense
Synonyms: simpleton,
simple
adjective(sim-ple)
(botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions
Synonyms: unsubdivided,
Antonyms: compound,
simple
adjective(sim-ple)
easy and not involved or complicated
Examples:
A simple game.
simple
adjective(sim-ple)
lacking mental capacity and subtlety
Synonyms: dim-witted, simple-minded,
simple
noun(sim-ple)
any herbaceous plant having medicinal properties
simple
adjective(sim-ple)
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
Antonyms: complex,
Examples:
A simple problem.
Simple mechanisms.
A simple design.
A simple substance.
simple
adjective(sim-ple)
unornamented
Examples:
A simple country schoolhouse.
Her black dress--simple to austerity.

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