Simple
English Translation from English to English dictionary online for the word Simple
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1 a.
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.
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2 a.
Plain; unadorned; as, simple dress.
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3 a.
Mere; not other than; being only.
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4 a.
Not given to artifice, stratagem, or duplicity; undesigning; sincere; true.
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5 a.
Artless in manner; unaffected; unconstrained; natural; inartificial;; straightforward.
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6 a.
Direct; clear; intelligible; not abstruse or enigmatical; as, a simple statement; simple language.
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7 a.
Weak in intellect; not wise or sagacious; of but moderate understanding or attainments; hence, foolish; silly.
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8 a.
Not luxurious; without much variety; plain; as, a simple diet; a simple way of living.
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9 a.
Humble; lowly; undistinguished.
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10 a.
Without subdivisions; entire; as, a simple stem; a simple leaf.
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11 a.
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.
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12 a.
Homogenous.
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13 a.
Consisting of a single individual or zooid; as, a simple ascidian; -- opposed to compound.
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14 a.
Something not mixed or compounded.
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15 a.
A medicinal plant; -- so called because each vegetable was supposed to possess its particular virtue, and therefore to constitute a simple remedy.
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16 a.
A drawloom.
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17 a.
A part of the apparatus for raising the heddles of a drawloom.
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18 a.
A feast which is not a double or a semidouble.
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19 v. i.
To gather simples, or medicinal plants.
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20 a.
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.
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21 a.
Plain; unadorned; as, simple dress.
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22 a.
Mere; not other than; being only.
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23 a.
Not given to artifice, stratagem, or duplicity; undesigning; sincere; true.
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24 a.
Artless in manner; unaffected; unconstrained; natural; inartificial;; straightforward.
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25 a.
Direct; clear; intelligible; not abstruse or enigmatical; as, a simple statement; simple language.
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26 a.
Weak in intellect; not wise or sagacious; of but moderate understanding or attainments; hence, foolish; silly.
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27 a.
Not luxurious; without much variety; plain; as, a simple diet; a simple way of living.
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28 a.
Humble; lowly; undistinguished.
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29 a.
Without subdivisions; entire; as, a simple stem; a simple leaf.
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30 a.
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.
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31 a.
Homogenous.
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32 a.
Consisting of a single individual or zooid; as, a simple ascidian; -- opposed to compound.
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33 a.
Something not mixed or compounded.
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34 a.
A medicinal plant; -- so called because each vegetable was supposed to possess its particular virtue, and therefore to constitute a simple remedy.
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35 a.
A drawloom.
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36 a.
A part of the apparatus for raising the heddles of a drawloom.
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37 a.
A feast which is not a double or a semidouble.
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38 v. i.
To gather simples, or medicinal plants.