simple
adj 1: not complex or complicated or involved; "a simple problem";
"simple mechanisms"; "a simple design" [ant: {complex}]
2: not involved or complicated; "an elementary problem in
statistics"; "elementary, my dear Watson"; "a simple
game"; "found an uncomplicated solution to the problem"
[syn: {elementary}, {uncomplicated}, {unproblematic}]
3: apart from anything else; without additions or
modifications; "the bare facts"; "shocked by the mere
idea"; "the simple passage of time was enough"; "the
simple truth" [syn: {bare(a)}, {mere(a)}, {simple(a)}]
4: exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity; "childlike
trust" [syn: {childlike}, {dewey-eyed}]
5: free from pomp or affectation; "comfortable but modest
cottages"; "a plain blue suit"; "a simple rectangular
brick building"; "a simple man with simple tastes" [syn: {modest},
{plain}]
6: lacking mental capacity and devoid of subtlety [syn: {dim-witted},
{half-witted}, {simple-minded}]
7: to be expected; standard; "common decency"; "simple
courtesy" [syn: {common}]
8: (biology) especially of leaf shapes; having no divisions or
subdivisions [syn: {unsubdivided}] [ant: {compound}]
9: not derived; primary or simple [syn: {underived}] [ant: {derived}]
10: composed of only one thing or element or part; "a simple
substance"
11: not elaborate in style; unornamented; "her black
dress--simple to austerity"
12: unpretentious; "homely truths"; "letters to his son full of
homely advice"; "simple (or homely) fare" [syn: {homely}]
13: cleverly simple; used of e.g. a solution to a problem; "his
proposal is elegantly simple"
n 1: (archaic) any herbaceous plant having medicinal properties
2: a person lacking intelligence or common sense [syn: {simpleton}]