sim·ple /ˈsɪmpəl/
1. any herbaceous plant having medicinal properties
synset: simple
2. a person lacking intelligence or common sense
1. having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved; "a simple problem"; "simple mechanisms"; "a simple design"; "a simple substance"
synset: simple
2. 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"
synset: elementary, simple, uncomplicated, unproblematic
3. 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. exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity; "childlike trust"; "dewy-eyed innocence"; "listened in round-eyed wonder"
synset: childlike, wide-eyed, round-eyed, dewy-eyed, simple
5. lacking mental capacity and subtlety
synset: dim-witted, simple, simple-minded
6. (botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions
synset: simple, unsubdivided
7. unornamented; "a simple country schoolhouse"; "her black dress--simple to austerity"
synset: simple
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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