Simple

sim′pl, adj. single: undivided: resisting decomposition: elementary, undeveloped: plain, single, entire: homogeneous: open: unaffected: undesigning: true: clear: straightforward: artle : guilele : unsuspecting: credulous: not cunning: weak in intellect: silly: of mean birth—opposed to Gentle .— n. something not mixed or compounded: a medicinal herb: a simple feast—opposed to a double or semi double .— v.i. to gather simples or medicinal plants.— adjs. Sim′ple-heart′ed , having a simple heart: guilele ; Sim′ple-mind′ed , having a simple mind: unsuspecting: undesigning.— ns. Sim′ple-mind′edne , the state or quality of being simple-minded: artle ne ; Sim′plene , the state or quality of being simple: artle ne : simplicity: folly; Sim′pler , a gatherer of simples; Sim′ple ( Spens. ), simplicity; Sim′pleton , a weak or foolish person.— adv. Simplic′iter , simply, not relatively.— ns. Simplic′ity , the state or quality of being simple: singlene : want of complication: openne : clearne : freedom from exce ive adornment: plainne : sincerity: artle ne : credulity, silline , folly; Simplificā′tion , the act of making simple.— adj. Sim′plificātive .— n. Sim′plificātor , one who simplifies.— v.t. Sim′plify , to make simple: to render le difficult: to make plain:— pa.t. and pa.p. sim′plified. — ns. Sim′plism , affected simplicity; Sim′plist , one skilled in simples.— adj. Simplis′tic .— adv. Sim′ply , in a simple manner: artle ly: foolishly: weakly: plainly: considered by itself: alone: merely: solely. [Fr.,—L. simplex , the same— sim- (L. semel ), root of plicāre , to fold.]