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Common
adj
•
Uncomplicated
;
taken
by itself, with nothing
added
.
•
Without
ornamentation
;
plain
.
•
Free
from
duplicity
;
guileless
,
innocent
,
straightforward
.
•
Undistinguished
in social
condition
; of no
special
rank
.
•
Trivial
;
insignificant
.
•
Feeble-minded
;
foolish
.
•
In Chemistry & Pharmacology:
Structurally
uncomplicated
.
Consisting of
one
single
substance
;
uncompounded
.
•
In Mathematics:
Structurally
uncomplicated
.
Of a group:
having
no
normal subgroup
.
•
In Botany:
Structurally
uncomplicated
.
Not
compound
, but
possibly
lobed
.
•
Structurally
uncomplicated
.
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
.
•
In Zoology:
Structurally
uncomplicated
.
Consisting of
a
single
individual
or
zooid
; not
compound
.
•
In Mineralogy:
Structurally
uncomplicated
.
Homogenous
.
•
Mere
; not
other than
; being only.
noun
•
In Pharmaceutical drugs:
A
herbal
preparation
made from one
plant
,
as opposed to
something made from more than one
plant
.
•
A
physician
.
•
In Logic:
A
simple
or
atomic
proposition
.
•
Something not
mixed
or
compounded
.
•
In Weaving:
A
drawloom
.
•
In Weaving:
Part of the
apparatus
for
raising
the
heddles
of a
drawloom
.
•
In Roman Catholicism:
A
feast
which is not a double or a
semidouble
.
verb
•
To
gather
simples
, i.e.
medicinal
herbs
.
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Similar
onefold
bare-bones
easy
naive
usual
plain
austere
quiet
uncomplicated
Related
straightforward
basic
quick
simplistic
convenient
obvious
cheap
fast
trivial
clever
clear
small
difficult
efficient
intuitive
useful
hard
easiest
smooth
beautiful
nice
flexible
good
practical
fun
subtle
effortless
versatile
simplicity
concise
precise
important
reliable
easier
effective
neat
complex
interesting
inexpensive
lightweight
powerful
unique
short
sophisticated
tough
smart
design
affordable
cool
realistic
clear cut
More
Opposite
subtle
hard
mixture
gaudy
complicated
learned
overwrought
compound
complex
Rhymes
simple
rimple
dimple
pimple
timple
limple
crimple
scrimple
Lineage
simple
English
simple
Middle English (1100-1500)
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