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simple
adjective
noun
easy and not involved or complicated
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ˈsɪmpəl
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adjective
easy and not involved or complicated
“an elementary problem in statistics”
adjective
apart from anything else; without additions or modifications
“only the bare facts”
adjective
unornamented
“a simple country schoolhouse”
adjective
lacking mental capacity and subtlety
adjective
(botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions
adjective
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
“a simple problem”
adjective
exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity
“childlike trust”
noun
a person lacking intelligence or common sense
noun
any herbaceous plant having medicinal properties
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Example Sentences
an elementary problem in statistics
elementary, my dear Watson
a simple game
found an uncomplicated solution to the problem
only the bare facts
shocked by the mere idea
the simple passage of time was enough
the simple truth
a simple country schoolhouse
her black dress — simple to austerity
a simple problem
simple mechanisms
a simple design
a simple substance
childlike trust
dewy-eyed innocence
listened in round-eyed wonder
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