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1. easy
1. sim.ple \'sim-p*l\ \-p(*-)l*r\ \-p(*-)l*st\ \-p*l-n*s\ aj or sim.pler;
or sim.plest [ME, fr. OF, plain, uncomplicated, artless, fr. L simplus,
simplex,] lit., single; L simplus fr. sem-, sim- one + -plus multiplied by;
L simplic-, simplex fr. sem-, sim- + -plic-, -plex -fold; akin to Gk
diplak-, diplax double - more at SAME, DOUBLE 1: free from guile : INNOCENT
2a: free from vanity : MODEST 2b: PLAIN, UNADORNED 3: of humble origin :
COMMON {~ farmer} 4a: UNEDUCATED 4b1: mentally retarded : HALF-WITTED
4b2: CREDULOUS 4c: NAI E, UNSOPHISTICATED 5a: UNMIXED, SHEER {~ honesty}
5b: free of secondary complications {a ~ fracture} 5c: not compound or
complex {~ sentence ~ word} 5d: constituting a basic element : FUNDAMENTAL
5e: not compound {~ eye} 6: free from elaboration or figuration {~
harmony} 7a1: not subdivided into branches {~ stem} 7a2: MONOCARPELLARY
7a3: developing from a singly ovary {~ fruit} 7b: controlled by a single
gene {~ inherited characters} 8: having no limitation or restrictions :
ABSOLUTE, UNCONDITION AL {~ obligation} 9: causing little difficulty :
EASY, STRAIGHTFORWARD {~ statementM implies a degree of intelligence
inadequate to cope with anything complex or involving mental effort;
FOOLISH implies the character of being or seeming unable to use judgment,
discretion, or good sense; SILLY suggests failure to act as a rational
being esp. by ridiculous behavior; FATUOUS implies foolishness, inanity,
and disregard of reality; ASININE suggests utter and contemptible failure
to use normal rationality or perception - sim.ple.ness n SYN syn FOOLISH,
SILLY, FATUOUS, ASININE: SIMPLE)
2. simple n 1a: a person of humble birth : COMMONER 1b1: a rude or
credulous person : IGNORAMUS 1b2: a mentally retarded person 2a: a
medicinal plant 2b: a vegetable drug having only one ingredient 3: one
component of a complex; specif : an unanalyzable constituent