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Simple (adjective)
Uncomplicated; taken by itself, with nothing added.
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Simple (adjective)
Without ornamentation; plain.
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Simple (adjective)
Free from duplicity; guileless, innocent, straightforward.
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Simple (adjective)
Undistinguished in social condition; of no special rank.
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Simple (adjective)
Trivial; insignificant.
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Simple (adjective)
Feeble-minded; foolish.
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Simple (adjective)
Structurally uncomplicated.
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Simple (adjective)
Consisting of one single substance; uncompounded.
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Simple (adjective)
Of a group: having no normal subgroup.
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Simple (adjective)
Not compound, but possibly lobed.
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Simple (adjective)
Using steam only once in its cylinders, in contrast to a compound engine, where steam is used more than once in high-pressure and low-pressure cylinders.
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Simple (adjective)
Consisting of a single individual or zooid; not compound.
“a simple ascidian”
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Simple (adjective)
Mere; not other than; being only.
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Simple (noun)
A herbal preparation made from one plant, as opposed to something made from more than one plant.
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Simple (noun)
A physician.
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Simple (noun)
A simple or atomic proposition.
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Simple (noun)
Something not mixed or compounded.
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Simple (noun)
A drawloom.
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Simple (noun)
Part of the apparatus for raising the heddles of a drawloom.
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Simple (noun)
A feast which is not a double or a semidouble.
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Simple (verb)
To gather simples, i.e., medicinal herbs.
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Easy (adjective)
Comfortable; at ease.
“Now that I know it’s taken care of, I can rest easy at night.”
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Easy (adjective)
Requiring little skill or effort.
“It’s often easy to wake up but hard to get up.”
“The teacher gave an easy test to her students.”
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Easy (adjective)
Causing ease; giving comfort, or freedom from care or labour.
“Rich people live in easy circumstances.”
“an easy chair”
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Easy (adjective)
Free from constraint, harshness, or formality; unconstrained; smooth.
“easy manners; an easy style”
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Easy (adjective)
Consenting readily to sex.
“He has a reputation for being easy; they say he slept with half the senior class.”
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Easy (adjective)
Not making resistance or showing unwillingness; tractable; yielding; compliant.
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Easy (adjective)
Not straitened as to money matters; opposed to tight.
“The market is easy.”
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Easy (adverb)
In a relaxed or casual manner.
“After his illness, John decided to take it easy.”
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Easy (adverb)
In a manner without strictness or harshness.
“Jane went easier on him after he broke his arm.”
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Easy (adverb)
Used an intensifier for large magnitudes.
“This project will cost 15 million dollars, easy.”
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Easy (adverb)
Not difficult, not hard. en
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Easy (noun)
Something that is easy
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Easy (verb)
synonym of easy-oar
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Simple (adjective)
easily understood or done; presenting no difficulty
“a simple solution”
“camcorders are now so simple to operate”
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Simple (adjective)
used to emphasize the fundamental and straightforward nature of something
“the simple truth”
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Simple (adjective)
plain, basic, or uncomplicated in form, nature, or design; without much decoration or ornamentation
“the house is furnished in a simple country style”
“a simple white blouse”
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Simple (adjective)
humble and unpretentious
“a quiet unassuming man with simple tastes”
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Simple (adjective)
composed of a single element; not compound.
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Simple (adjective)
denoting a group that has no proper normal subgroup.
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Simple (adjective)
(of a leaf or stem) not divided or branched.
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Simple (adjective)
(of a lens, microscope, etc.) consisting of a single lens or component.
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Simple (adjective)
(in English grammar) denoting a tense formed without an auxiliary, for example sang as opposed to was singing.
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Simple (adjective)
(of interest) payable on the sum loaned only.
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Simple (adjective)
of very low intelligence.
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Simple (noun)
a medicinal herb, or a medicine made from one
“the gatherers of simples”
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Simple (interjection)
used to convey that something is very straightforward
“I don’t overanalyse. I listen, I like, I buy. Simple!”
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Easy (adjective)
achieved without great effort; presenting few difficulties
“an easy way of retrieving information”
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Easy (adjective)
(of a period of time or way of life) free from worries or problems
“promises of an easy life in the New World”
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Easy (adjective)
(of a person) lacking anxiety or awkwardness; relaxed
“he never felt easy with her”
“her easy and agreeable manner”
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Easy (adjective)
(of an object of attack or criticism) having no defence; vulnerable
“as a taxi driver he was an easy target”
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Easy (adjective)
(of a woman) very receptive to sexual advances
“her reputation at school for being easy”
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Easy (adverb)
without difficulty or effort
“we all scared real easy in those days”
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Easy (interjection)
be careful
“easy, girl—you’ll knock me over!”