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simple
English
Etymology
From Middle English symple, simple, from Old French and French simple, from Latin simplex (“simple”, literally “onefold”) (as opposed to duplex (“double”, literally “twofold”)), from semel (“the same”) + plic? (“I fold”). See same and fold. Compare single, singular, simultaneous, etc.
Partially displaced native English onefold.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?s?mp?l/
- Rhymes: -?mp?l
- Hyphenation: sim?ple
Adjective
simple (comparative simpler or more simple, superlative simplest or most simple)
- Uncomplicated; taken by itself, with nothing added.
- 2001, Sydney I. Landau, Dictionaries: The Art and Craft of Lexicography, Cambridge University Press ?ISBN, page 167,
- There is no simple way to define precisely a complex arrangement of parts, however homely the object may appear to be.
- 2001, Sydney I. Landau, Dictionaries: The Art and Craft of Lexicography, Cambridge University Press ?ISBN, page 167,
- Without ornamentation; plain.
- Free from duplicity; guileless, innocent, straightforward.
- 1605, John Marston, The Dutch Courtesan
- Full many fine men go upon my score, as simple as I stand here, and I trust them.
- 1838, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Literary Ethics - an Oration delivered before the Literary Societies of Dartmouth College, July 24, 1838
- To be simple is to be great.
- 1605, John Marston, The Dutch Courtesan
- Undistinguished in social condition; of no special rank.
- Antonym: gentle
- (now rare) Trivial; insignificant.
- 1485, Thomas Malory, Le Morte d'Arthur, Book X:
- ‘That was a symple cause,’ seyde Sir Trystram, ‘for to sle a good knyght for seyynge well by his maystir.’
- 1485, Thomas Malory, Le Morte d'Arthur, Book X:
- (now colloquial) Feeble-minded; foolish.
- (heading, technical) Structurally uncomplicated.
- (chemistry, pharmacology) Consisting of one single substance; uncompounded.
- (mathematics) Of a group: having no normal subgroup.
- (botany) Not compound, but possibly lobed.
- (of a steam engine) 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.
- 1959, Steam's Finest Hour, edited by David P. Morgan, Kalmbach Publishing Co., page 6:
- 1959, Steam's Finest Hour, edited by David P. Morgan, Kalmbach Publishing Co., page 6:
- (zoology) Consisting of a single individual or zooid; not compound.
- (mineralogy) Homogenous.
- (obsolete) Mere; not other than; being only.
Synonyms
- (consisting of a single part or aspect): onefold
- (having few parts or features): plain
- See also Thesaurus:easy and Thesaurus:bare-bones
Antonyms
- (having few parts or features): complex, compound, complicated
- (uncomplicated): subtle
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
simple (plural simples)
- (pharmacology) A herbal preparation made from one plant, as opposed to something made from more than one plant.
- 2003, Dolores Stewart Riccio, Charmed Circle, Kensington Books (?ISBN), page 12:
- The venerable carryall, formerly brimming with all manner of esoteric pamphlets and witch's simples, now overflowed with a cascade of soft toys, juice bottles, tissues, linen books for infants, […]
- 2003, Dolores Stewart Riccio, Charmed Circle, Kensington Books (?ISBN), page 12:
- (obsolete, by extension) A physician.
- (logic) A simple or atomic proposition.
- (obsolete) Something not mixed or compounded.
- (weaving) A drawloom.
- (weaving) Part of the apparatus for raising the heddles of a drawloom.
- (Roman Catholicism) A feast which is not a double or a semidouble.
Translations
Verb
simple (third-person singular simple present simples, present participle simpling, simple past and past participle simpled)
- (transitive, intransitive, archaic) To gather simples, i.e. medicinal herbs.
Derived terms
- simpler
- simplist
- simplify
Anagrams
- LEMSIP, impels
Asturian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin simplex.
Adjective
simple (epicene, plural simples)
- simple (uncomplicated)
Synonyms
- cenciellu
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin simplex.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /?sim.pl?/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /?sim.ple/
Adjective
simple (masculine and feminine plural simples)
- simple (uncomplicated)
- Synonym: senzill
- single (not divided into parts)
Derived terms
- fulla simple (“simple leaf”)
- simplement (“simply”)
Related terms
- símplex (“simplex”)
- simplicitat (“simplicity”)
- ximple
Further reading
- “simple” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “simple” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
- “simple” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
Chavacano
Etymology
From Spanish simple (“simple”).
Adjective
simple
- simple
Esperanto
Etymology
From simpla +? -e.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?simple/
- Hyphenation: sim?ple
Adverb
simple
- simply
French
Etymology
From Old French, borrowed from Latin simplex.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /s??pl/
Adjective
simple (plural simples)
- single (multiplier)
- simple
- one-way
- mere
Usage notes
The second and third meanings are taken when the adjective is placed after the noun. The fourth meaning is taken when it is located before the noun.
Derived terms
Descendants
- ? Romanian: simplu
Noun
simple m (plural simples)
- one-way ticket
- (baseball) single
Related terms
Further reading
- “simple” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- emplis
Galician
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin simplex. Displaced Old Portuguese simplez.
Adjective
simple m or f (plural simples)
- simple
German
Adjective
simple
- inflection of simpel:
- strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
- strong nominative/accusative plural
- weak nominative all-gender singular
- weak accusative feminine/neuter singular
Latin
Adjective
simple
- vocative masculine singular of simplus
Middle English
Adjective
simple
- Alternative form of symple
Noun
simple
- Alternative form of symple
Norwegian Bokmål
Adjective
simple
- definite singular of simpel
- plural of simpel
Norwegian Nynorsk
Adjective
simple
- definite singular of simpel
- plural of simpel
Old French
Alternative forms
- sinple
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin simplex.
Adjective
simple m (oblique and nominative feminine singular simple)
- innocent
- mere; simple
- honest; without pretense
- peasant, pauper (attributive)
Descendants
- French: simple
- ? Romanian: simplu
- ? Middle English: symple, simple
- Scots: semple
- English: simple
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?sim.ple]
Adjective
simple
- feminine/neuter plural nominative/accusative of simplu
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin simplex.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?simple/, [?s?m.ple]
Adjective
simple (plural simples)
- simple (uncomplicated)
- Synonym: sencillo
- Antonym: complejo
- (before the noun) mere, ordinary
- Synonym: mero
- simple, single (not divided into parts)
- Antonym: compuesto
- simple-minded, stupid
- insipid, flavorless
- Synonym: soso
- (grammar) simple
Usage notes
A way to think of the difference between simple and sencillo, which both mean "simple" in English, is that the antonym of simple is complejo (“complex”), whereas the antonym of sencillo is complicado (“complicated”).
Derived terms
Descendants
- Chavacano: simple
Noun
simple m or f (plural simples)
- simpleton, fool
- (pharmacology, masculine only) simple
See also
- más simple que el mecanismo de un botijo
Further reading
- “simple” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
Swedish
Adjective
simple
- absolute definite natural masculine form of simpel.
Anagrams
- simpel
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish simple.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?simpl?/
Adjective
símple
- simple; plain
- Synonyms: payak, yano, liso
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manifest
English
Etymology
From Middle French manifeste, from Latin manifestus, manufestus (“palpable, manifest”), from manus (“hand”) + *infestus, participle of *infend? (“strike”) (from the root of d?fend?, offend?, etc.). Doublet of manifesto.
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /?mæn.?.f?st/, /?mæn.?.f?st/
- Hyphenation: man?i?fest
Adjective
manifest (comparative more manifest, superlative most manifest)
- Evident to the senses, especially to the sight; apparent; distinctly perceived.
- Obvious to the understanding; apparent to the mind; easily apprehensible; plain; not obscure or hidden.
- (rare, used with "of") Detected; convicted.
Synonyms
- (evident to the senses, easy to understand): apparent, plain, clear, distinct, obvious, palpable, patent
- See also Thesaurus:obvious.
Derived terms
- manifest content
- manifest destiny
Translations
Noun
manifest (plural manifests)
- A list or invoice of the passengers or goods being carried by a commercial vehicle or ship.
- (computing) A file containing metadata describing other files.
- (obsolete) A public declaration; an open statement; a manifesto.
Translations
Verb
manifest (third-person singular simple present manifests, present participle manifesting, simple past and past participle manifested)
- (transitive) To show plainly; to make to appear distinctly, usually to the mind; to put beyond question or doubt; to display; to exhibit.
- (intransitive) To become manifest; to be revealed.
- His osteoporosis first manifested as pain in his hips.
- (transitive, initially occult, now slang) To will something to exist.
- (transitive) To exhibit the manifests or prepared invoices of; to declare at the customhouse.
Translations
Related terms
- manifestation
- manifestly
- manifesto
Further reading
- manifest at OneLook Dictionary Search
- manifest in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- manifest in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- Manifest in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)
Anagrams
- antifems
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /m?.ni?fest/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ma.ni?fest/
Adjective
manifest (feminine manifesta, masculine plural manifests or manifestos, feminine plural manifestes)
- manifest, obvious
Noun
manifest m (plural manifests or manifestos)
- manifesto
Crimean Tatar
Etymology
From Latin manifestare (“make public, declare”).
Noun
manifest
- manifesto
Declension
References
- Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajins?ko-kryms?kotatars?kyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]?[6], Simferopol: Dolya, ?ISBN
Czech
Noun
manifest m
- manifesto
Related terms
- manifestace f
- manifestovat
Danish
Noun
manifest n (singular definite manifestet, plural indefinite manifester)
- manifesto
Declension
References
- “manifest” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
Pronunciation
Noun
manifest n (plural manifesten, diminutive manifestje n)
- manifest
Adjective
manifest (not comparable)
- manifest; obvious, undeniable
Inflection
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mani?f?st/
- Rhymes: -?st
Adjective
manifest (comparative manifester, superlative am manifestesten)
- manifest
Declension
Further reading
- “manifest” in Duden online
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Latin manifestus
Noun
manifest n (definite singular manifestet, indefinite plural manifest or manifester, definite plural manifesta or manifestene)
- a manifesto
References
- “manifest” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Latin manifestus
Noun
manifest n (definite singular manifestet, indefinite plural manifest, definite plural manifesta)
- a manifesto
References
- “manifest” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
Etymology
From French manifeste, from Middle French manifeste, from Latin manif?stus, manufestus (“palpable, manifest”), from manus (“hand”) + *infestus, participle of *infendere "strike".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ma??i.f?st/
Noun
manifest m inan
- manifesto (public declaration)
Declension
Further reading
- manifest in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
- manifest in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
From French manifeste
Noun
manifest n (plural manife?ti)
- manifest
Declension
Scots
Etymology
From English manifest.
Verb
manifest (third-person singular present manifests, present participle manifestin, past manifestit, past participle manifestit)
- to manifest
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