SIMPLE as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • a person lacking intelligence or common sense
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) simple is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  2. Meaning
    • any herbaceous plant having medicinal properties
    Hypernyms(s) simple is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower

SIMPLE as ADJECTIVE

  1. Meaning
    • easy and not involved or complicated
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • an elementary problem in statistics
    • elementary, my dear Watson
    • a simple game
    • found an uncomplicated solution to the problem
    Similar To
  2. Meaning
    • not elaborate in style
    • unornamented
    Usage Example(s)
    • a simple country schoolhouse
    • her black dress–simple to austerity
    Similar To
  3. Meaning
    • lacking mental capacity and devoid of subtlety
    Synonym(s) Similar To
  4. Meaning
    • (botany) of leaf shapes
    • of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions
    Synonym(s) Antonym(s) Similar To See Also
  5. Meaning
    • having few parts
    • not complex or complicated or involved
    Usage Example(s)
    • a simple problem
    • simple mechanisms
    • a simple design
    • a simple substance
    Antonym(s) Similar To See Also Attribute(s)
  6. Meaning
    • exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • childlike trust
    • dewy-eyed innocence
    • simple courtesy
    Similar To