simple
 sim·ple (sĭmʹpəl)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.
7.
a. Having or manifesting little sense or intelligence.
b. Uneducated; ignorant.
c. Unworldly or unsophisticated. See Synonyms at naive.
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.
11.
a. Being a fundamental or rudimentary element; basic.
b. 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.] simʹple·ness n.
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