simple
adjective
[ ˈsɪmp(ə)l ]
• easily understood or done; presenting no difficulty.
• "a simple solution"
Similar:
straightforward,
easy,
uncomplicated,
uninvolved,
effortless,
painless,
manageable,
undemanding,
unexacting,
elementary,
child's play,
plain sailing,
a five-finger exercise,
nothing,
as easy as falling off a log,
as easy as pie,
as easy as ABC,
a piece of cake,
a cinch,
a snip,
easy-peasy,
no sweat,
a doddle,
a pushover,
money for old rope,
money for jam,
kids' stuff,
a breeze,
a doss,
a cakewalk,
duck soup,
a snap,
a bludge,
a snack,
a piece of old tackle,
clear,
plain,
clearly expressed,
intelligible,
comprehensible,
understandable,
(words) of one syllable,
lucid,
coherent,
unambiguous,
direct,
accessible,
user-friendly,
a piece of piss,
• plain, basic, or uncomplicated in form, nature, or design; without much decoration or ornamentation.
• "a simple white blouse"
Similar:
plain,
unadorned,
undecorated,
unembellished,
unornamented,
without ornament/ornamentation,
unelaborate,
unpretentious,
unostentatious,
unfussy,
no-nonsense,
basic,
modest,
unsophisticated,
penny plain,
without frills,
honest,
homely,
homespun,
everyday,
workaday,
stark,
severe,
spartan,
austere,
chaste,
spare,
bare,
muted,
unpatterned,
patternless,
classic,
understated,
uncluttered,
clean,
restrained,
homestyle,
no-frills,
• composed of a single element; not compound.
Similar:
non-compound,
non-complex,
uncompounded,
uncombined,
unmixed,
unblended,
unalloyed,
pure,
basic,
single,
elementary,
fundamental,
• of very low intelligence.
simple
noun
• a medicinal herb, or a medicine made from one.
• "the gatherers of simples"
simple
exclamation
• used to convey that something is very straightforward.
• "I don't overanalyse. I listen, I like, I buy. Simple!"
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French, from Latin simplus . The noun sense (mid 16th century) originally referred to a medicine made from one constituent, especially from one plant.
