Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Simple (-er, -est)
simple (-er, -est), adj. [OFr < L. sem-, 'one' + -plicāre, 'fold'.]
- Small; less than ten; of little worth.
- Basic; primary; uncomplicated; not elaborate.
- Austere; severe; stark.
- Common; humble; lowly; modest; plain; unpretentious; undistinguished; unsophisticated; not royal; free from ostentation.
- Tiny; minor; capillary.
- Easy; somewhat bearable; not so difficult.
- Artless; innocent; seamless.
- Weak; childish; less experienced.
- Pure; clear; untainted.
- Regular; normal; prosaic; literal; expository; [fig.] non-poetic; non-metrical; non-lyrical.
- Fundamental; easy to recognize; hard to ignore.
- Maiden; smooth; unspoiled.
- Free; unencumbered; natural; unaffected; not artificial.
- Ordinary; not further distinguished in quality.
- Flat; one-sided; one-dimensional.
- Ignorant; foolish; unsuspecting.
- Undecorated; unadorned.
- Lone; single; solitary; by itself; with nothing added.
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