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sim·ple       [sim-puhl] Pronunciation Key adjective, -pler, -plest, noun
–adjective
1.easy to understand, deal with, use, etc.: a simple matter; simple tools.
2.not elaborate or artificial; plain: a simple style.
3.not ornate or luxurious; unadorned: a simple gown.
4.unaffected; unassuming; modest: a simple manner.
5.not complicated: a simple design.
6.not complex or compound; single.
7.occurring or considered alone; mere; bare: the simple truth; a simple fact.
8.free of deceit or guile; sincere; unconditional: a frank, simple answer.
9.common or ordinary: a simple soldier.
10.not grand or sophisticated; unpretentious: a simple way of life.
11.humble or lowly: simple folk.
12.inconsequential or rudimentary.
13.unlearned; ignorant.
14.lacking mental acuteness or sense: a simple way of thinking.
15.unsophisticated; naive; credulous.
16.simpleminded.
17.Chemistry.
a.composed of only one substance or element: a simple substance.
b.not mixed.
18.Botany. not divided into parts: a simple leaf; a simple stem.
19.Zoology. not compound: a simple ascidian.
20.Music. uncompounded or without overtones; single: simple tone.
21.Grammar. having only the head without modifying elements included: The simple subject of “The dappled pony gazed over the fence” is “pony.” Compare complete (def. 5).
22.(of a verb tense) consisting of a main verb with no auxiliaries, as takes (simple present) or stood (simple past) (opposed to compound).
23.Mathematics. linear (def. 7).
24.Optics. (of a lens) having two optical surfaces only.
–noun
25.an ignorant, foolish, or gullible person.
26.something simple, unmixed, or uncompounded.
27.simples, Textiles. cords for controlling the warp threads in forming the shed on draw-looms.
28.a person of humble origins; commoner.
29.an herb or other plant used for medicinal purposes: country simples.
[Origin: 1175–1225; (adj.) ME < OF < LL simplus simple, L (in simpla pecunia simple fee or sum), equiv. to sim- one (see simplex) + -plus, as in duplus duple, double (see -fold); c. Gk háplos (see haplo-); (n.) ME: commoner, deriv. of the adj.]

—Related forms
sim·ple·ness, noun

—Synonyms 1. clear, intelligible, understandable, unmistakable, lucid. 2. natural, unembellished, neat. 8. artless, guileless, ingenuous. 10. See homely. 12. trifling, trivial, nonessential, unnecessary. 13. untutored, stupid.
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sim·ple       (sĭm'pəl)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.   sim·pler, sim·plest
  1. Having or composed of only one thing, element, or part. See Synonyms at pure.
  2. Not involved or complicated; easy: a simple task. See Synonyms at easy.
  3. Being without additions or modifications; mere: a simple "yes" or "no."
  4. Having little or no ornamentation; not embellished or adorned: a simple dress.
  5. Not elaborate, elegant, or luxurious. See Synonyms at plain.
  6. Unassuming or unpretentious; not affected.
    1. Having or manifesting little sense or intelligence.
    2. Uneducated; ignorant.
    3. Unworldly or unsophisticated. See Synonyms at naive.
    4. Being a fundamental or rudimentary element; basic.
    5. Not important or significant; trivial.
  8. Not guileful or deceitful; sincere.
  9. Humble or lowly in condition or rank: a simple woodcutter.
  10. Ordinary or common: a simple head cold.
    1. Being a fundamental or rudimentary element; basic.
    2. Not important or significant; trivial.
  12. Biology Having no divisions or branches; not compound: a simple leaf; a simple eye or lens.
  13. Music Being without figuration or elaboration: a simple tone.

n.  
  1. A single component of a complex, especially one that is unanalyzable.
  2. A fool; a simpleton.
  3. A person of humble birth or condition.
  4. A medicinal plant or the medicine obtained from it.


[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin simplus; see sem-1 in Indo-European roots and from simplex; see simplex.]

sim'ple·ness n.
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simple 
c.1220, "humble, ignorant," from O.Fr. simple, from L. simplus "single," variant of simplex (see simplex). Sense evolved to "lowly, common" (c.1280), then "mere, pure" (1303). As opposite of composite it dates from 1425; as opposite of complicated it dates from c.1555. Disparaging sense (1340) is from notion of "devoid of duplicity." Simply (adv.) in purely intensive sense is attested from 1590.

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simple

adjective
1. having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved; "a simple problem"; "simple mechanisms"; "a simple design"; "a simple substance" [ant: complex] 
2. 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" [syn: elementary] 
3. 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" [syn: bare] 
4. exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity; "childlike trust"; "dewy-eyed innocence"; "listened in round-eyed wonder" [syn: childlike] 
5. lacking mental capacity and subtlety [syn: dim-witted] 
6. (botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions [ant: compound] 
7. unornamented; "a simple country schoolhouse"; "her black dress--simple to austerity" 

noun
1. any herbaceous plant having medicinal properties 
2. a person lacking intelligence or common sense [syn: simpleton] 

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simple

see pure and simple.


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Main Entry: 1sim·ple
Pronunciation: 'sim-p&l
Function: adjective
Inflected Forms: sim·pler /-p(&-)l&r/;sim·plest /-p(&-)l&st/
1 : free from complexity or difficulty: as a : easily treated or cured simple vitamindeficiency> b : controlled by a single gene <simple inherited characters>
2 : of, relating to, or being an epithelium in which the cells arearranged in a single layer

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Main Entry: 2simple
Function: noun
1 : a medicinal plant
2 : a vegetable drug having only one ingredient

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SIMPLE
A savings incentive match plan for employees that is similar to but more flexible than an IRA for businesses with 100 or fewer employees. Employees enter into a qualifiedsalary reduction agreement to contribute a percentage of their annual compensation to a tax-deferred retirement account.

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Main Entry: sim·ple
Function: adjective
1 : oral or written but not under seal or of record
2 : not extreme, aggravated, or complicated<simple kidnapping>
3 : having no limitations or restrictions —see also FEE SIMPLE—sim·ply adverb

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SIMPLE
1. Early system on Datatron 200 series. Listed in CACM 2(5):16 (May 1959).
2. Simulation of Industrial Management Problems with Lots of Equations. R.K. Bennett, 1958. Predecessor to DYNAMO, for IBM 704.

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Mi"cro*scope\, n. [Micro- + -scope.] An optical instrument, consisting of a lens, or combination of lenses, for making an enlarged image of an object which is too minute to be viewed by the naked eye.

Compound microscope, an instrument consisting of a combination of lenses such that the image formed by the lens or set of lenses nearest the object (called the objective) is magnified by another lens called the ocular or eyepiece.

Oxyhydrogen microscope, and Solar microscope. See under Oxyhydrogen, and Solar.

Simple, or Single, microscope, a single convex lens used to magnify objects placed in its focus.

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Pen"du*lum\, n.; pl. Pendulums. [NL., fr. L. pendulus hanging, swinging. See Pendulous.] A body so suspended from a fixed point as to swing freely to and fro by the alternate action of gravity and momentum. It is used to regulate the movements of clockwork and other machinery.

Note: The time of oscillation of a pendulum is independent of the arc of vibration, provided this arc be small.

Ballistic pendulum. See under Ballistic.

Compensation pendulum, a clock pendulum in which the effect of changes of temperature of the length of the rod is so counteracted, usually by the opposite expansion of differene metals, that the distance of the center of oscillation from the center of suspension remains invariable; as, the mercurial compensation pendulum, in which the expansion of the rod is compensated by the opposite expansion of mercury in a jar constituting the bob; the gridiron pendulum, in which compensation is effected by the opposite expansion of sets of rodsof different metals.

Compound pendulum, an ordinary pendulum; -- so called, as being made up of different parts, and contrasted with simple pendulum.

Conical or Revolving, pendulum, a weight connected by a rod with a fixed point; and revolving in a horizontal cyrcle about the vertical from that point.

Pendulum bob, the weight at the lower end of a pendulum.

Pendulum level, a plumb level. See under Level.

Pendulum wheel, the balance of a watch.

Simple or Theoretical, pendulum, an imaginary pendulum having no dimensions except length, and no weight except at the center of oscillation; in other words, a material point suspended by an ideal line.

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Sil"ly\, a. [Compar. Sillier; superl. Silliest.] [OE. seely, sely, AS. s?lig, ges?lig, happy, good, fr. s?l, s?l, good, happy, s?l good fortune, happines; akin to OS. s[=a]lig, a, good, happy, D. zalig blessed, G. selig, OHG. s[=a]l[=i]g, Icel. s?l, Sw. s["a]ll, Dan. salig, Goth. s?ls good, kind, and perh. also to L. sollus whole, entire, Gr. ???, Skr. sarva. Cf. Seel, n.]

1. Happy; fortunate; blessed. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

2. Harmless; innocent; inoffensive. [Obs.] "This silly, innocent Custance." --Chaucer.

The silly virgin strove him to withstand. --Spenser.

A silly, innocent hare murdered of a dog. --Robynson (More's Utopia).

3. Weak; helpless; frail. [Obs.]

After long storms . . . With which my silly bark was tossed sore. --Spenser.

The silly buckets on the deck. --Coleridge.

4. Rustic; plain; simple; humble. [Obs.]

A fourth man, in a sillyhabit. --Shak.

All that did their silly thoughts so busy keep. --Milton.

5. Weak in intellect; destitute of ordinary strength of mind; foolish; witless; simple; as, a silly woman.

6. Proceeding from want of understanding or common judgment; characterized by weakness or folly; unwise; absurd; stupid; as, silly conduct; a silly question.

Syn: Simple; brainless; witless; shallow; foolish; unwise; indiscreet. See Simple.

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