simple (
http://definr.com/simple)
adj 1: having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved; "a
simple problem"; "simple mechanisms"; "a simple
design"; "a simple substance" [ant:
complex]
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"
[syn:
elementary,
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" [syn:
bare(a),
mere(a),
simple(a)]
4: exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity; "childlike
trust"; "dewey-eyed innocence"; "simple courtesy" [syn:
childlike,
wide-eyed,
dewey-eyed]
5: lacking mental capacity and devoid of subtlety [syn:
dim-witted,
half-witted,
simple-minded]
6: (botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or
subdivisions [syn:
unsubdivided] [ant:
compound]
7: not elaborate in style; unornamented; "a simple country
schoolhouse"; "her black dress--simple to austerity"
n 1: (archaic) any herbaceous plant having medicinal properties
2: a person lacking intelligence or common sense [syn:
simpleton]