Simple
Single; not complex; not infolded or entangled; uncombined; not compounded; not blended with something else; not complicated; as, a simple substance; a simple idea; a simple sound; a simple machine; a simple problem; simple tasks.
Plain; unadorned; as, simple dress.
Mere; not other than; being only.
Not given to artifice, stratagem, or duplicity; undesigning; sincere; true.
Artless in manner; unaffected; unconstrained; natural; inartificial;; straightforward.
Direct; clear; intelligible; not abstruse or enigmatical; as, a simple statement; simple language.
Weak in intellect; not wise or sagacious; of but moderate understanding or attainments; hence, foolish; silly.
Not luxurious; without much variety; plain; as, a simple diet; a simple way of living.
Humble; lowly; undistinguished.
Without subdivisions; entire; as, a simple stem; a simple leaf.
Not capable of being decomposed into anything more simple or ultimate by any means at present known; elementary; thus, atoms are regarded as simple bodies. Cf. Ultimate, a.
Homogenous.
Consisting of a single individual or zooid; as, a simple ascidian; -- opposed to compound.
Something not mixed or compounded.
A medicinal plant; -- so called because each vegetable was supposed to possess its particular virtue, and therefore to constitute a simple remedy.
A drawloom.
A part of the apparatus for raising the heddles of a drawloom.
A feast which is not a double or a semidouble.
To gather simples, or medicinal plants.
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Simple Quotations
When the solution is simple, God is answering.
Albert Einstein
Make everything as simple as possible, but not simpler.
Albert Einstein
I believe that a simple and unassuming manner of life is best for everyone, best both for the body and the mind.
Albert Einstein
Everything should be as simple as it is, but not simpler.
Albert Einstein
Most of the fundamental ideas of science are essentially simple, and may, as a rule, be expressed in a language comprehensible to everyone.
Albert Einstein
Things should be made as simple as possible, but not any simpler.
Albert Einstein
All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope.
Winston Churchill
This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness.
Dalai Lama
Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.
Confucius
We shall never know all the good that a simple smile can do.
Mother Teresa
Simple Translations
simple in Danish is enkelt
simple in Dutch is eenvoudig, aalwarig, aalwaardig
simple in Finnish is yksinkertainen
simple in French is simple
simple in German is einfach
simple in Italian is semplice
simple in Latin is simplex, directus
simple in Portuguese is simples
simple in Spanish is simple, sencillo
simple in Swedish is naiv, enkel, simpel
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