adj.
(simpler, simplest)
- easily understood or done.
- plain and uncomplicated in form, nature, or design.
▸humble and unpretentious.
- composed of a single element; not compound.
▸Botany (of a leaf or stem) not divided or branched.
▸(of a lens, microscope, etc.) consisting of a single lens or component.
- of very low intelligence.
- (in English grammar) denoting a tense formed without an auxiliary.
- (of interest) payable on the sum loaned only. Compare with compound1.
n.
chiefly historical a medicinal herb, or a medicine made from one.
Derivative
Etymology
ME: from OFr., from L. simplus.