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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Antonyms 1.3.3 Translations 1.3.4 Related terms 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Translations 2 Esperanto 2.1 Adverb 3 French 3.1 Pronunciation 3.2 Adjective 3.2.1 Related terms 4 Romanian 4.1 Pronunciation 4.2 Adjective 5 Spanish 5.1 Adjective 5.2 Noun

[ English

Rank of this word in the English language, from analyzing texts from Project Gutenberg.
smile	walk	places	#709: simple	fresh	noble	appearance

[ Etymology

From French simple, from Latin simplex

[ Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈsɪmpl/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}

  Rhymes: -ɪmpəl

• Hyphenation: sim·ple

[ Adjective

simple (comparative simpler, superlative simplest)

1. Having few parts or features; having no special features.
   • 2001, Sydney I. Landau, Dictionaries: The Art and Craft of Lexicography, Cambridge University Press (ISBN 0-521-78512-X), page 167,

     There is no simple way to define precisely a complex arrangement of parts, however homely thee object may appear to be.

2. (colloquial) Feeble-minded.
3. (mathematics, of a group) Having no normal subgroup.
4. (mathematics, of a Lie group) Having no connected normal subgroup.

[ Synonyms

• (having few parts or features): plain
• See WikiSaurus:easy

[ Antonyms

• (having few parts or features): complex, compound

[ Translations

uncomplicated

Arabic: بسيط (basíeʈ) Bulgarian: прост bg(bg) (prost) m. Chinese: trad. 簡單, simpl. 简单 (jiǎndān) Czech: jednoduchý cs(cs) m. Dutch: eenvoudig nl(nl), simpel nl(nl) Esperanto: simpla eo(eo) Finnish: yksinkertainen (simppeli, slang) French: simple fr(fr) German: einfach de(de), simpel de(de) Hungarian: egyszerű hu(hu) Italian: semplice it(it) Japanese: 簡単な (kantan na), 単純な (tanjun na)

Korean: 간단한 (gandanhan) Kurdish: Sorani: ئاسان ku(ku) (AsAn), ساکار ku(ku) (sAkAr) Latin: simplex la(la) Novial: simpli Portuguese: simples pt(pt) Romanian: simplu ro(ro) Russian: простой ru(ru) (prostój) m. Slovene: preprost, enostaven Spanish: simple es(es) Swedish: enkel sv(sv) Telugu: సరళమైన (saraLamaina)

simple-minded

Bulgarian: прост (prost) m., малоумен (maloúmen) m. Dutch: achterlijk nl(nl), simpel nl(nl)

German: einfach de(de) Swedish: enkel sv(sv)

[ Related terms

• simplex
• simply
• single

[ Noun

Singular simple

Plural simples

simple (plural simples)

1. (jargon, medicine) A preparation made from one plant, as opposed to something made from more than one plant.

[ Translations

• Spanish: simple es(es) m.

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[ Esperanto

[ Adverb

simple

1. simply

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[ French

[ Pronunciation

•  audio^{help, file}
• IPA: /s̃ɛpl/
• SAMPA: /sE~pl/

[ Adjective

simple m. and f. (plural simples)

1. simple
2. one-way

   Un billet simple.

   A one-way ticket.

[ Related terms

• simplement
• simplicité
• simplifier

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[ Romanian

[ Pronunciation

IPA: [ˈsim.ple]

[ Adjective

simple

1. feminine plural nominative form of simplu.
2. feminine plural accusative form of simplu.
3. neuter plural nominative form of simplu.
4. neuter plural accusative form of simplu.

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[ Spanish

[ Adjective

simple m. and f. (plural simples)

1. simple
2. mere, uncomplicated, easy
3. single
4. insipid

[ Noun

simple m. and f. (plural simples)

1. simpleton, fool
2. (pharmacology, masculine) simple