1. simple - Noun
2. simple - Adjective
3. simple - Verb
4. simple - Adjective Satellite
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.
To gather simples, or medicinal plants.
Source: Webster's dictionaryThe language of truth is simple. Seneca
The person who manages to limit his mind to a few simple thoughts such as the name of Christ, the hour of death, the beauty of Paradise, and the love of God, will purge it of every demonic contemplation. Ephraim of Arizona
Life is not complex. We are complex. Life is simple, and the simple thing is the right thing. Oscar Wilde
One's own simple bread is much better than someone else's pilaf. Azerbaijani Proverb
Words of wisdom comes out of simple people mouths. Arabic Proverb
The casket opened in a simple way. Russian Proverb