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simple

('s/I/mp/@/l )

adjective (a)

having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved(adj.all)

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

Antonym:
complex

source: wordnet30
(botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions(adj.all)

Synonym:
unsubdivided
Antonym:
compound

source: wordnet30
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.(adjective)

source: webster1913

noun (n)

any herbaceous plant having medicinal properties(noun.plant)

source: wordnet30
a person lacking intelligence or common sense(noun.person)

Synonym:
simpleton

source: wordnet30
Something not mixed or compounded.(noun)

source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

easy and not involved or complicated(adj.all)

Example:
A simple game.

Synonym:
elementary, uncomplicated, unproblematic

source: wordnet30
apart from anything else; without additions or modifications(adj.all)

Example:
The simple passage of time was enough.
The simple truth.

Synonym:
bare, mere

source: wordnet30
exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity(adj.all)

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

source: wordnet30
lacking mental capacity and subtlety(adj.all)

Synonym:
dim-witted, simple-minded

source: wordnet30
unornamented(adj.all)

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

source: wordnet30

verb (v)

To gather simples, or medicinal plants.(verb)

source: webster1913

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