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  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  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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