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English to English adjective
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having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved |  | Example: a simple problem
simple mechanisms
a simple design
a simple substance
source: wordnet30
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(botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions | | source: wordnet30
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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. | | source: webster1913 adjective satellite
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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
source: wordnet30
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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
source: wordnet30
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exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity | | Example: childlike trust
dewy-eyed innocence
listened in round-eyed wonder
source: wordnet30
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lacking mental capacity and subtlety | | source: wordnet30
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unornamented | | Example: a simple country schoolhouse
her black dress--simple to austerity
source: wordnet30 noun
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any herbaceous plant having medicinal properties | | source: wordnet30
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a person lacking intelligence or common sense | | source: wordnet30
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Something not mixed or compounded. | | source: webster1913 verb
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To gather simples, or medicinal plants. | | source: webster1913
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