- Single; not complex; not infolded or entangled; uncombined;
not compounded; not blended with something else; not complicated; as, a
simple substance; a simple idea; a simple sound; a simple machine; a
simple problem; simple tasks. - Plain; unadorned; as, simple dress. - Mere; not other than; being only. - Not given to artifice, stratagem, or duplicity;
undesigning; sincere; true. - Artless in manner; unaffected; unconstrained; natural;
inartificial;; straightforward. - Direct; clear; intelligible; not abstruse or enigmatical;
as, a simple statement; simple language. - Weak in intellect; not wise or sagacious; of but moderate
understanding or attainments; hence, foolish; silly. - Not luxurious; without much variety; plain; as, a simple
diet; a simple way of living. - Humble; lowly; undistinguished. - Without subdivisions; entire; as, a simple stem; a simple
leaf. - Not capable of being decomposed into anything more simple
or ultimate by any means at present known; elementary; thus, atoms are
regarded as simple bodies. Cf. Ultimate, a. - Homogenous. - Consisting of a single individual or zooid; as, a simple
ascidian; -- opposed to compound. - Something not mixed or compounded. - A medicinal plant; -- so called because each vegetable was
supposed to possess its particular virtue, and therefore to constitute
a simple remedy. - A drawloom. - A part of the apparatus for raising the heddles of a
drawloom. - A feast which is not a double or a semidouble.
2 . Simple
[ v. i.]
- To gather simples, or medicinal plants.
Meaning of 'simple' (Princeton's WordNet)
1 . simple
[ a]
Meaning (1): - having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
Example in sentence:
a simple design;
a simple problem;
a simple substance;
simple mechanisms
2 . simple
[ s]
Meaning (2): - unornamented
Example in sentence:
a simple country schoolhouse;
her black dress--simple to austerity
Meaning (3): - easy and not involved or complicated
Example in sentence:
a simple game;
an elementary problem in statistics;
elementary, my dear Watson;
found an uncomplicated solution to the problem
Meaning (4): - exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity
Example in sentence:
childlike trust;
dewy-eyed innocence;
listened in round-eyed wonder
Meaning (5): - apart from anything else; without additions or modifications
SIMPLE retirement plan SIMPLE retirement plan is a qualified retirement plan for smaller employers who are exempt from most nondiscrimination and
Simple-recognition shop Simple-recognition shop is an arrangement wherein all employees, whether union members or not, receive the same pay, work assignments, and benefits.
Simplex Simplex— in simplex mode, a data communication device can either send or receive data, but cannot do both, so transmission occurs in one ...
Simple interest Simple interest is a method for calculating the interest rate on a loan that adjusts for the declining balance on a loan and uses a formula, principal
Simple loan Simple loan is a credit market instrument providing the borrower with an amount of funds that must be repaid to the lender at the maturity date along with an additional payment (interest).
Simple stain Simple stain is the coloration of bacteria or other organisms by applying a single solution of a stain to a fixed film or smear.
SMTP (Simple Mail Transport Protocol) A TCP/IP protocol used to send mail messages across a network. SMTP (Simple Mail Transport Protocol) is the basis for e-mail on the Internet.
Simple structure Simple structure, which is an organizational design with low departmentalization, wide spans of control, authority centralized in a
Simple organizational structure Structure in which there is an owner and a few employees and where the arrangement of tasks, responsibilities, and communication is highly informal and accomplished through direct super vision.