simple

adj., -pler, -plest.

1. Having or composed of only one thing, element, or part. See synonyms at pure.
2. Not involved or complicated; easy: a simple task. See synonyms at easy.
3. Being without additions or modifications; mere: a simple “yes” or “no.”
4. Having little or no ornamentation; not embellished or adorned: a simple dress.
5. Not elaborate, elegant, or luxurious. See synonyms at plain.
6. Unassuming or unpretentious; not affected.
7. 1. Having or manifesting little sense or intelligence.
   2. Uneducated; ignorant.
   3. Unworldly or unsophisticated. See synonyms at naive.
8. Not guileful or deceitful; sincere.
9. Humble or lowly in condition or rank: a simple woodcutter.
10. Ordinary or common: a simple head cold.
11. 1. Being a fundamental or rudimentary element; basic.
    2. Not important or significant; trivial.
12. Biology. Having no divisions or branches; not compound: a simple leaf; a simple eye or lens.
13. Music. Being without figuration or elaboration: a simple tone.

n.

1. A single component of a complex, especially one that is unanalyzable.
2. A fool; a simpleton.
3. A person of humble birth or condition.
4. A medicinal plant or the medicine obtained from it.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin simplus and from simplex; see simplex.]

simpleness sim'ple·ness n.

(SIP for Instant Messaging and Presence Leveraging Extensions) Enhancements that add instant messaging and presence to the SIP protocol. Developed by the SIMPLE working group of the IETF, SIMPLE adds buddy list subscriptions and notifications and instant messaging commands.

SIMPLE has two modes. Session mode, which is the more efficient mode, sets up the call and provides a raft of features including conferencing. Page mode uses no call setup and is more like a short messaging service for delivering one-shot messages and announcements.

The IETF's Instant Messaging and Presence Protocol (IMPP) working group, from which the SIMPLE group was split off, focuses on helping people build gateways to SIMPLE from other IM systems. In 2001, AOL said it would support SIMPLE, but subsequently abandoned its plans. See SIP.

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adjective

1. Free from extraneous elements: absolute, perfect, plain, pure, sheer², unadulterated, undiluted, unmixed. See clean/dirty.
2. Posing no difficulty: easy, effortless, facile, smooth. Informal snap. Idioms: easy as ABC, easy as falling off a log, easy as one-two-three, easy as pie, like taking candy from a baby, nothing to it. See easy/hard.
3. Without addition, decoration, or qualification: bald, bare, dry, plain, unadorned, unvarnished. See plain/fancy.
4. Not elaborate or showy, as in appearance or style: modest, plain, unassuming, unostentatious, unpretentious. See plain/fancy.
5. Having only a limited ability to learn and understand: backward, dull, simple-minded, slow, slow-witted. Informal soft. Offensive feeble-minded, half-witted, retarded, weak-minded. See ability/inability.
6. Free from guile, cunning, or deceit: artless, guileless, ingenuous, innocent, naive, natural, unaffected, unsophisticated, unstudied, unworldly. See honest/dishonest.
7. Of little distinction: humble, lowly, mean². See plain/fancy.

noun

One deficient in judgment and good sense: ass, fool, idiot, imbecile, jackass, mooncalf, moron, nincompoop, ninny, nitwit, simpleton, softhead, tomfool. Informal dope, gander, goose. Slang cretin, ding-dong, dip, goof, jerk, nerd, schmo, schmuck, turkey. See ability/inability.

adj

Definition: childlike, innocent
Antonyms: complex, elaborate, mature, older, sophisticated

adj

Definition: clear, understandable; easy
Antonyms: complex, complicated, convoluted, difficult, exacting, hard, intricate, unclear, unintelligible

adj

Definition: feeble-minded; not intelligent
Antonyms: aware, educated, intelligent, on-the-ball, smart

adj

Definition: uncluttered, natural
Antonyms: cluttered, complex, complicated, decorated, embellished, jumbled, ornate

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Unmixed; not aggravated or com- pounded.

A simple assault, for example, is one that is not accompanied by any circumstances of aggravation, such as assault with a deadly weapon.

Simple interest is a fixed amount paid in exchange for a sum of money lent. The interest generated on the amount borrowed does not itself earn interest, unlike interest earned where parties agree to compound interest.

is short for:

Sip For Instant Messaging And Presence Leveraging Extensions

IN BRIEF: Easy, not complicated.

Nothing is more simple than greatness; indeed, to be simple is to be great. — Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882), American transcendentalist philosopher, essayist and lecturer.

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Common misspelling(s) of simpler

• simplier

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - enkel, simpel, ligetil, letfattelig, troskyldig
n. - ulærd person, person af ringe herkomst, dumrian

idioms:

• simple fracture    ukompliceret brud
• simple interest    simpel rente
• Simple Simon    dummepeter

Nederlands (Dutch)
eenvoudig, simpel, onnozel, sober, ongekunsteld

Français (French)
adj. - simple, sobre, pur, simplet, simple d'esprit, primaire (forme de vie), simple (temps, phrase)
n. - plante médicinale, simple d'esprit, nigaud, personne de condition modeste

idioms:

• simple fracture    fracture simple
• simple interest    intérêt simple
• Simple Simon    niais, nigaud

Deutsch (German)
adj. - einfach, simpel, schlicht, einfältig
n. - Simpel, Heilpflanze

idioms:

• simple fracture    einfacher Bruch
• simple interest    Kapitalzins
• Simple Simon    Einfaltspinsel

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - απλός, απέριττος, λιτός, αφελής, εύκολος, μωρόπιστος
n. - φαρμακοβότανο

idioms:

• simple fracture    (ιατρ.) απλό κάταγμα
• simple interest    (οικον.) απλός τόκος
• Simple Simon    (καθομ.) αφελής, εύπιστος άνθρωπος

Italiano (Italian)
semplice, sobrio

idioms:

• simple fracture    frattura semplice
• simple interest    interesse semplice
• Simple Simon    sempliciotto

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - simples, elementar, humilde, autêntico, simplório
n. - simplório (m), indivíduo (m) ingênuo

idioms:

• simple fracture    fratura (f) simples
• simple interest    juros (m pl) simples
• Simple Simon    pateta (m)

Русский (Russian)
простой, нетрудный, несоставной, неразложимый, незатейливый, простодушный, недалекий, рядовой, очевидный, простой люд, простой человек, бедняк, простак, составная часть

idioms:

• simple fracture    простой перелом
• simple interest    простые проценты
• Simple Simon    простак

Español (Spanish)
adj. - simple, sencillo, sobrio, natural, fácil
n. - simple, simplón, bobo, persona de humilde cuna o condición

idioms:

• simple fracture    fractura simple
• simple interest    interés simple
• Simple Simon    bobo, simplón

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - enkel, lätt, osammansatt, simpel, okomplicerad, konstlös, anspråkslös, troskyldig, naiv, ren
n. - dumbom, tokstolle, person av enkel härkomst

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
简单的, 简明的, 简易的, 天真的, 单纯的, 朴实的, 坦率的, 善良的, 单一体, 智能低下者, 笨蛋, 单一成分的食品, 愚蠢的行为

idioms:

• simple fracture    单纯骨折
• simple interest    单利
• Simple Simon    傻瓜, 呆子

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 簡單的, 簡明的, 簡易的, 天真的, 單純的, 樸實的, 坦率的, 善良的
n. - 單一體, 智慧低下者, 笨蛋, 單一成分的食品, 愚蠢的行為

idioms:

• simple fracture    單純骨折
• simple interest    單利
• Simple Simon    傻瓜, 呆子

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 간결한, 단순한, 멍청한
n. - 약용 식물, 단순한 사람, 천민

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 単純な, 簡単な, わかりやすい, 質素な, 自然で真っすぐな, もったいぶらない, 純真な, 愚かな, 分割できない, 馬鹿な

idioms:

• simple fracture    単純骨折
• simple interest    単利
• Simple Simon    まぬけのサイモン

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) عادي, غير مركب, بسيط (الاسم) شخص جاهل, شخص وضيع ألمولد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮פשוט, רגיל, ישר, תם‬
n. - ‮טיפש, פתי, עשב מרפא‬

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