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Definition of Simple
Sim´ple | a. | 1. | 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. | | 2. | Plain; unadorned; as, simple dress. | | 3. | Mere; not other than; being only. | | 4. | Not given to artifice, stratagem, or duplicity; undesigning; sincere; true. | | 5. | Artless in manner; unaffected; unconstrained; natural; inartificial;; straightforward. | | 6. | Direct; clear; intelligible; not abstruse or enigmatical; as, a simple statement; simple language. | | 7. | Weak in intellect; not wise or sagacious; of but moderate understanding or attainments; hence, foolish; silly. | | 8. | Not luxurious; without much variety; plain; as, a simple diet; a simple way of living. | | 9. | Humble; lowly; undistinguished. | | 10. | (BOt.) Without subdivisions; entire; as, a simple stem; a simple leaf. | | 11. | (Chem.) 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. | | 12. | (Min.) Homogenous. | | 13. | (Zool.) Consisting of a single individual or zooid; as, a simple ascidian; - opposed to compound. | | n. | 1. | Something not mixed or compounded. | | 2. | (Med.) A medicinal plant; - so called because each vegetable was supposed to possess its particular virtue, and therefore to constitute a simple remedy. | | 3. | (Weaving) A drawloom. | | 4. | (R. C. Ch.) A feast which is not a double or a semidouble. | | v. i. | 1. | To gather simples, or medicinal plants. |
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