Definition of simple

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • simple is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 10
  • simple is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 10
  • simple is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 13

Definition of simple


  • apart from anything else; without additions or modifications (adjective)

    Examples

    1. the simple passage of time was enough
    2. the simple truth

    Synonyms

    1. bare
    2. mere
  • exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity (adjective)

    Synonyms

    1. childlike
    2. dewy-eyed
    3. round-eyed
    4. wide-eyed
  • a person lacking intelligence or common sense (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. simpleton
  • (botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions (adjective)

    Synonyms

    1. unsubdivided
  • easy and not involved or complicated (adjective)

    Examples

    1. a simple game

    Synonyms

    1. elementary
    2. uncomplicated
    3. unproblematic
  • lacking mental capacity and subtlety (adjective)

    Synonyms

    1. dim-witted
    2. simple-minded
  • any herbaceous plant having medicinal properties (noun)
  • having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved (adjective)

    Examples

    1. a simple problem
    2. simple mechanisms
    3. a simple design
    4. a simple substance
  • unornamented (adjective)

    Examples

    1. a simple country schoolhouse
    2. her black dress--simple to austerity

See definition of simple in Merriam Webster