simple

adjectivecommon noun

Syllable Decomposition

simple

from Latin simplex (composed of a single element), and, in a figurative sense, "pure, ingenuous, humble, natural...". The figurative senses seem older in French.

Definitions

Synonyms

arriérébêtebonbonassebonhommebravecandidedroitfranchumbleidiotinnocentmodesteniaisniaiseuxnicaiseniceréservésimpletsingle

Antonyms

Plural

simples

Translations

  • germangerman:einfach
  • englishenglish:simple
  • spanishspanish:simple
  • greekgreek:απλός
  • italianitalian:semplice
  • turkishturkish:sade
  • chinesechinese:简单
  • japanesejapanese:簡単
  • dutchdutch:eenvoudig

See also

simplifiable (adj.) simplisme (cn.) simples (cn.) simplification (cn.) simplet (adj.) simplicité (cn.) simplifier (v.) simpliste (adj.) simplissime (adj.)