simpler Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. adjective having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
   simple.
   
   • a simple problem
   • simple mechanisms
   • a simple design
   • a simple substance
2. adjective satellite easy and not involved or complicated
   elementary; simple; unproblematic; uncomplicated.
   
   • an elementary problem in statistics
   • elementary, my dear Watson
   • a simple game
   • found an uncomplicated solution to the problem
3. adjective satellite apart from anything else; without additions or modifications
   simple; bare; mere.
   
   • only the bare facts
   • shocked by the mere idea
   • the simple passage of time was enough
   • the simple truth
4. adjective satellite exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity
   simple; wide-eyed; dewy-eyed; round-eyed; childlike.
   
   • childlike trust
   • dewy-eyed innocence
   • listened in round-eyed wonder
5. adjective satellite lacking mental capacity and subtlety
   simple; dim-witted; simple-minded.
   
6. adjective (botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions
   simple; unsubdivided.
   
7. adjective satellite unornamented
   simple.
   
   • a simple country schoolhouse
   • her black dress--simple to austerity

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