Simple (Adjective)
Meaning 1
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".
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Meaning 2
Exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity; "childlike trust"; "dewy-eyed innocence"; "listened in round-eyed wonder".
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Meaning 3
Unornamented; "a simple country schoolhouse"; "her black dress--simple to austerity".
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Meaning 4
Having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved; "a simple problem"; "simple mechanisms"; "a simple design"; "a simple substance".
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- The simple design of the chair made it easy to assemble.
- The simple mechanism of the clock allowed it to be repaired by anyone.
- The simple solution to the problem was overlooked by the team of experts.
- The simple compound was broken down into its individual elements.
- The simple structure of the molecule made it easy to understand its properties.
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Meaning 5
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".
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Meaning 6
Lacking mental capacity and subtlety.
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Meaning 7
(botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions.
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- Leaves that are entire or have lobes are classified as simple leaves.
- A simple leaf is attached to the stem by a petiole and has no midrib or divisions.
- Maple trees have simple leaves with five lobes that resemble a hand.
- Simple leaves have one continuous blade and no deep divisions.
- Olive trees have simple leaves with an entire margin and a single vein.