simple
English Thesaurus
1. a person lacking intelligence or common sense (noun.person)
| hyponym | : | airhead, |
| definition | : | a flighty scatterbrained simpleton (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | dingbat, |
| definition | : | a silly empty-headed person (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | idiot savant, |
| definition | : | person who is mentally retarded in general but who displays remarkable aptitude in some limited field (usually involving memory) (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | nebbech, nebbish, |
| definition | : | (Yiddish) a timid unfortunate simpleton (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | schlemiel, shlemiel, |
| definition | : | (Yiddish) a dolt who is a habitual bungler (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | schnook, shnook, |
| definition | : | (Yiddish) a gullible simpleton more to be pitied than despised (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | sheep, |
| definition | : | a timid defenseless simpleton who is readily preyed upon (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | space cadet, |
| definition | : | someone who seems unable to respond appropriately to reality (as if under the influence of some narcotic drug) (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | lame, square, |
| definition | : | someone who doesn't understand what is going on (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | subnormal, |
| definition | : | a person of less than normal intelligence (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | twerp, twirp, twit, |
| definition | : | someone who is regarded as contemptible (noun.person) |
2. any herbaceous plant having medicinal properties (noun.plant)
| hypernym | : | herb, herbaceous plant, |
| definition | : | a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests (noun.plant) |
| domain usage | : | archaicism, archaism, |
| definition | : | the use of an archaic expression (noun.communication) |
3. easy and not involved or complicated (adj.all)
| similar | : | easy, |
| definition | : | posing no difficulty; requiring little effort (adj.all) |
4. apart from anything else; without additions or modifications (adj.all)
| similar | : | plain, plain, |
| definition | : | not elaborate or elaborated; simple (adj.all) |
5. lacking mental capacity and subtlety (adj.all)
| similar | : | retarded, |
| definition | : | relatively slow in mental or emotional or physical development (adj.all) |
6. (botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions (adj.all)
| similar | : | acuminate, |
| definition | : | (of a leaf shape) narrowing to a slender point (adj.all) |
| similar | : | apiculate, |
| definition | : | (of a leaf shape) having a short sharply pointed tip (adj.all) |
| similar | : | caudate, |
| definition | : | (of a leaf shape) tapering gradually into a long taillike tip (adj.all) |
| similar | : | cuneate, wedge-shaped, |
| definition | : | (of a leaf shape) narrowly triangular, wider at the apex and tapering toward the base (adj.all) |
| similar | : | deltoid, |
| definition | : | triangular or suggesting a capital delta, with a point at the apex (adj.all) |
| similar | : | dolabrate, dolabriform, |
| definition | : | having the shape of the head of an ax or cleaver (adj.all) |
| similar | : | elliptic, |
| definition | : | (of a leaf shape) in the form of an ellipse (adj.all) |
| similar | : | hastate, spearhead-shaped, |
| definition | : | (of a leaf shape) like a spear point, with flaring pointed lobes at the base (adj.all) |
| similar | : | lancelike, lanceolate, |
| definition | : | (of a leaf shape) shaped like a lance head; narrow and tapering to a pointed apex (adj.all) |
| similar | : | elongate, linear, |
| definition | : | (of a leaf shape) long and narrow (adj.all) |
| similar | : | lyrate, |
| definition | : | (of a leaf shape) having curvature suggestive of a lyre (adj.all) |
| similar | : | needled, |
| definition | : | of trees whose leaves are acerate (adj.all) |
| similar | : | two-needled, |
| definition | : | (of conifers) having two needles (adj.all) |
| similar | : | three-needled, |
| definition | : | (of conifers) having three needles (adj.all) |
| similar | : | four-needled, |
| definition | : | (of conifers) having four needles (adj.all) |
| similar | : | five-needled, |
| definition | : | (of conifers) having five needles (adj.all) |
| similar | : | obtuse, |
| definition | : | (of a leaf shape) rounded at the apex (adj.all) |
| similar | : | oblanceolate, |
| definition | : | (of a leaf shape) having a broad rounded apex and a tapering base (adj.all) |
| similar | : | oblong, |
| definition | : | (of a leaf shape) having a somewhat elongated form with approximately parallel sides (adj.all) |
| similar | : | obovate, |
| definition | : | (of a leaf shape) egg-shaped with the narrower end at the base (adj.all) |
| similar | : | ovate, |
| definition | : | of a leaf shape; egg-shaped with the broader end at the base (adj.all) |
| similar | : | peltate, shield-shaped, |
| definition | : | (of a leaf shape) round, with the stem attached near the center of the lower surface rather than the margin (as a nasturtium leaf for example) (adj.all) |
| similar | : | perfoliate, |
| definition | : | (of a leaf) having the base united around (and apparently pierced by) the stem (adj.all) |
| similar | : | kidney-shaped, reniform, |
| definition | : | (of a leaf or bean shape) resembling the shape of kidney (adj.all) |
| similar | : | spatula-shaped, spatulate, |
| definition | : | (of a leaf shape) having a broad rounded apex and a narrow base (adj.all) |
| similar | : | unlobed, |
| definition | : | without lobes (adj.all) |
| also | : | simple, |
| definition | : | having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved (adj.all) |
| also | : | smooth, |
| definition | : | of the margin of a leaf shape; not broken up into teeth (adj.all) |
| domain category | : | botany, phytology, |
| definition | : | the branch of biology that studies plants (noun.cognition) |
7. having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved (adj.all)
| similar | : | simplex, |
| definition | : | having only one part or element (adj.all) |
| similar | : | simplistic, |
| definition | : | characterized by extreme and often misleading simplicity (adj.all) |
| similar | : | unanalyzable, undecomposable, |
| definition | : | representing the furthest possible extent of analysis or division into parts (adj.all) |
| also | : | easy, |
| definition | : | posing no difficulty; requiring little effort (adj.all) |
| also | : | plain, |
| definition | : | not elaborate or elaborated; simple (adj.all) |
| also | : | simple, unsubdivided, |
| definition | : | (botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions (adj.all) |
| attribute | : | complexity, complexness, |
| definition | : | the quality of being intricate and compounded (noun.attribute) |
8. exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity (adj.all)
| similar | : | naif, naive, |
| definition | : | marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience (adj.all) |
9. easy and not involved or complicated (adj.all)
10. unornamented (adj.all)
11. lacking mental capacity and subtlety (adj.all)
12. (botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions (adj.all)
| antonym | : | compound, |
| definition | : | composed of more than one part (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | simpleness, simplicity, |
| definition | : | the quality of being simple or uncompounded (noun.attribute) |
13. having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved (adj.all)
| antonym | : | complex, |
| definition | : | complicated in structure; consisting of interconnected parts (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | simpleness, simplicity, |
| definition | : | the quality of being simple or uncompounded (noun.attribute) |
14. exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity (adj.all)
15. easy and not involved or complicated (adj.all)
16. unornamented (adj.all)
17. lacking mental capacity and subtlety (adj.all)
18. (botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions (adj.all)
| antonym | : | compound, |
| definition | : | composed of more than one part (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | simpleness, simplicity, |
| definition | : | the quality of being simple or uncompounded (noun.attribute) |
19. having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved (adj.all)
| antonym | : | complex, |
| definition | : | complicated in structure; consisting of interconnected parts (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | simpleness, simplicity, |
| definition | : | the quality of being simple or uncompounded (noun.attribute) |
20. exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity (adj.all)
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