Grep  of  noun  simple 
  fee  simple 
  simple 
  simple  absence 
  simple  eye 
  simple  fraction 
  simple  fracture 
  simple  fruit 
  simple  harmonic  motion 
  simple  interest 
  simple  leaf 
  simple  machine 
  simple  mastectomy 
  simple  microscope 
  simple  mindedness 
  simple  pendulum 
  simple  phobia 
  simple  pistil 
  simple  protein 
  simple  regression 
  simple  sugar 
  simpleness 
  simpleton 
 
  Overview  of  noun  simple 
 
  The  noun  simple  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  simple  --  ((archaic)  any  herbaceous  plant  having  medicinal  properties) 
  2.  simpleton,  simple  --  (a  person  lacking  intelligence  or  common  sense) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  simple 
 
  The  adj  simple  has  7  senses  (first  5  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (65)  simple  --  (having  few  parts  not  complex  or  complicated  or  involved;  "a  simple  problem";  "simple  mechanisms";  "a  simple  design";  "a  simple  substance") 
  2.  (10)  elementary,  simple,  uncomplicated,  unproblematic  --  (easy  and  not  involved  or  complicated;  "an  elementary  problem  in  statistics";  "elementary,  my  dear  Watson";  "a  simple  game";  "found  an  uncomplicated  solution  to  the  problem") 
  3.  (4)  bare,  mere,  simple  --  (apart  from  anything  else;  without  additions  or  modifications;  "only  the  bare  facts";  "shocked  by  the  mere  idea";  "the  simple  passage  of  time  was  enough";  "the  simple  truth") 
  4.  (2)  childlike,  wide-eyed,  dewey-eyed,  simple  --  (exhibiting  childlike  simplicity  and  credulity;  "childlike  trust";  "dewey-eyed  innocence";  "simple  courtesy") 
  5.  (1)  dim-witted,  half-witted,  simple,  simple-minded  --  (lacking  mental  capacity  and  devoid  of  subtlety) 
  6.  simple,  unsubdivided  --  ((botany)  of  leaf  shapes;  of  leaves  having  no  divisions  or  subdivisions) 
  7.  simple  --  (not  elaborate  in  style;  unornamented;  "a  simple  country  schoolhouse";  "her  black  dress--simple  to  austerity") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  simple 
 
  7  senses  of  simple 
 
  Sense  1 
  simple  (vs.  complex) 
 
  complex  (vs.  simple) 
  =>  analyzable,  decomposable 
  =>  Byzantine,  convoluted,  intricate,  involved,  knotty,  labyrinthine,  tangled,  tortuous 
  =>  colonial,  compound 
  =>  complicated 
  =>  composite 
  =>  compound 
  =>  gordian 
  =>  interlacing,  interlinking,  interlocking,  interwoven 
  =>  labyrinthine,  labyrinthian,  mazy 
  =>  multifactorial 
  =>  multiplex 
  =>  thickening 
 
  Sense  2 
  elementary,  simple,  uncomplicated,  unproblematic 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  easy)  ->  difficult,  hard 
 
  Sense  3 
  bare(postnominal),  mere(postnominal),  simple(postnominal) 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  plain)  ->  fancy 
 
  Sense  4 
  childlike,  wide-eyed,  dewey-eyed,  simple 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  naive)  ->  sophisticated 
 
  Sense  5 
  dim-witted,  half-witted,  simple,  simple-minded 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  retarded)  ->  precocious 
 
  Sense  6 
  simple  (vs.  compound),  unsubdivided 
 
  compound  (vs.  simple) 
  =>  bilobate,  bilobated,  bilobed 
  =>  binate 
  =>  bipinnate 
  =>  cleft,  dissected 
  =>  conjugate 
  =>  decompound 
  =>  even-pinnate,  abruptly-pinnate,  paripinnate 
  =>  incised 
  =>  lobed,  lobate 
  =>  odd-pinnate,  imparipinnate 
  =>  parted 
  =>  palmate,  palm-shaped 
  =>  pedate 
  =>  pinnate,  pinnated 
  =>  pinnatifid 
  =>  pinnatisect 
  =>  quinquefoliate 
  =>  ternate 
  =>  trifoliate,  trifoliolate,  trifoliated 
  =>  trilobate,  trilobated,  trilobed 
  =>  bipartite 
  =>  bipinnatifid 
  =>  palmatifid 
  =>  tripinnate,  tripinnated 
  =>  tripinnatifid 
 
  Sense  7 
  simple 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  plain)  ->  fancy 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  simple 
 
  7  senses  of  simple 
 
  Sense  1 
  simple  (vs.  complex) 
  =>  elemental,  ultimate 
  =>  oversimplified,  simplistic 
  =>  simplex 
  =>  simplified 
  =>  unanalyzable,  undecomposable 
  =>  uncomplicated,  unsophisticated 
  Also  See->  easy#1;  plain#2;  simple#6,  unsubdivided#1 
 
  Sense  2 
  elementary,  simple,  uncomplicated,  unproblematic 
  =>  easy  (vs.  difficult) 
 
  Sense  3 
  bare(postnominal),  mere(postnominal),  simple(postnominal) 
  =>  plain  (vs.  fancy) 
 
  Sense  4 
  childlike,  wide-eyed,  dewey-eyed,  simple 
  =>  naive  (vs.  sophisticated),  naif 
 
  Sense  5 
  dim-witted,  half-witted,  simple,  simple-minded 
  =>  retarded  (vs.  precocious) 
 
  Sense  6 
  simple  (vs.  compound),  unsubdivided 
  =>  acerate,  acerose,  acicular,  needle-shaped,  needlelike 
  =>  acuminate 
  =>  apiculate 
  =>  caudate 
  =>  cordate,  heart-shaped 
  =>  cuneate,  wedge-shaped 
  =>  deltoid 
  =>  dolabriform,  dolabrate 
  =>  elliptic 
  =>  ensiform,  sword-shaped,  swordlike,  bladelike 
  =>  hastate,  spearhead-shaped 
  =>  lanceolate,  lancelike 
  =>  linear,  elongate 
  =>  lyrate 
  =>  obtuse 
  =>  oblanceolate 
  =>  oblong 
  =>  obovate 
  =>  orbiculate,  orbicular 
  =>  ovate 
  =>  pandurate,  panduriform,  fiddle-shaped 
  =>  peltate,  shield-shaped 
  =>  perfoliate 
  =>  reniform,  kidney-shaped 
  =>  sagittate,  sagittiform,  arrow-shaped 
  =>  spatulate,  spatula-shaped 
  =>  unlobed 
  Also  See->  simple#1;  smooth#3 
 
  Sense  7 
  simple 
  =>  plain  (vs.  fancy) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  simple 
 
  1  of  7  senses  of  simple 
 
  Sense  1 
  simple  (vs.  complex) 
  =>  complexity,  complexness 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  simple 
 
  simple  used  as  an  adjective  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  7) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  simple 
  pure  and  simple 
  simple 
  simple-minded 
  simplex 
 
  Overview  of  noun  simple 
 
  The  noun  simple  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  simple  --  ((archaic)  any  herbaceous  plant  having  medicinal  properties) 
  2.  simpleton,  simple  --  (a  person  lacking  intelligence  or  common  sense) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  simple 
 
  The  adj  simple  has  7  senses  (first  5  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (65)  simple  --  (having  few  parts  not  complex  or  complicated  or  involved;  "a  simple  problem";  "simple  mechanisms";  "a  simple  design";  "a  simple  substance") 
  2.  (10)  elementary,  simple,  uncomplicated,  unproblematic  --  (easy  and  not  involved  or  complicated;  "an  elementary  problem  in  statistics";  "elementary,  my  dear  Watson";  "a  simple  game";  "found  an  uncomplicated  solution  to  the  problem") 
  3.  (4)  bare,  mere,  simple  --  (apart  from  anything  else;  without  additions  or  modifications;  "only  the  bare  facts";  "shocked  by  the  mere  idea";  "the  simple  passage  of  time  was  enough";  "the  simple  truth") 
  4.  (2)  childlike,  wide-eyed,  dewey-eyed,  simple  --  (exhibiting  childlike  simplicity  and  credulity;  "childlike  trust";  "dewey-eyed  innocence";  "simple  courtesy") 
  5.  (1)  dim-witted,  half-witted,  simple,  simple-minded  --  (lacking  mental  capacity  and  devoid  of  subtlety) 
  6.  simple,  unsubdivided  --  ((botany)  of  leaf  shapes;  of  leaves  having  no  divisions  or  subdivisions) 
  7.  simple  --  (not  elaborate  in  style;  unornamented;  "a  simple  country  schoolhouse";  "her  black  dress--simple  to  austerity") 

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