simple
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Definitions
Adjective
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved; "a simple problem"; "simple mechanisms"; "a simple design"; "a simple substance"
Adjective
(botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions
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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"
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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"
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exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity; "childlike trust"; "dewy-eyed innocence"; "listened in round-eyed wonder"
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lacking mental capacity and subtlety
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unornamented; "a simple country schoolhouse"; "her black dress--simple to austerity"
Noun
any herbaceous plant having medicinal properties
Noun
a person lacking intelligence or common sense
Synonyms
bare
childlike
dewy-eyed
dim-witted
elementary
mere
round-eyed
simple-minded
simpleton
uncomplicated
unproblematic
unsubdivided
wide-eyed
More Specific Terms
airhead
boob
booby
changeling
cretin
dimwit
dingbat
dolt
doofus
dope
dullard
dumbbell
dummy
fool
forgetful person
half-wit
idiot
idiot savant
imbecile
lame
moron
muggins
nebbech
nebbish
nincompoop
ninny
nitwit
pillock
pinhead
poop
poor fish
pudden-head
pudding head
retard
sap
saphead
scatterbrain
schlemiel
schlep
schlepper
schnook
sheep
shlemiel
shlep
shlepper
shnook
space cadet
square
stupe
stupid
stupid person
subnormal
tomfool
twerp
twirp
twit