simple
/ˈsɪmpəl/
adjective
- Easy to understand or do; not complicated.
- She gave a simple explanation of how the engine works.
- Cooking this dish is simple and takes only ten minutes.
- The instructions were simple enough for a child to follow.
- Plain, basic, or not decorated or fancy.
- The room had simple white walls and a single bed.
- They preferred a simple wooden table with no carvings.
- Her dress was simple but elegant.
- Consisting of only one part or element; not compound or complex.
- This is a simple machine with no moving parts.
- The organism has a simple structure with only a few cells.
- A simple sentence has one subject and one verb.
- Used to emphasize that something is exactly what is stated and nothing more.
- The simple truth is that we ran out of time.
- It was a simple misunderstanding, nothing more.
- He gave a simple 'no' as his answer.
- Not intelligent; foolish or naive.
- He was a simple soul who believed everything he read online.
- Don't be so simple — you can't trust everyone you meet.
- She felt simple compared to her brilliant classmates.
Synonyms
noun
- A person who is not very intelligent or is naive.
- The village simple often wandered the streets talking to himself.
- In the old story, the simple was tricked by the clever fox.
- They called him a simple, but he had a kind heart.