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adjective, sim·pler, sim·plest.

easy to understand, deal with, use, etc.: a simple matter;simple tools.

not elaborate or artificial; plain: a simple style.

not ornate or luxurious; unadorned: a simple gown.

not complicated: a simple design.

not complex or compound; single

occurring or considered alone; mere; bare: the simple truth;a simple fact.

common or ordinary: a simple soldier.

not grand or sophisticated; unpretentious: a simple way of life.

humble or lowly: simple folk.

inconsequential or rudimentary.

lacking mental acuteness or sense: a simple way of thinking.

Chemistry.

composed of only one substance or element: a simple substance.
not mixed.

Botany. not divided into parts: a simple leaf;a simple stem.

Zoology. not compound: a simple ascidian.

Music. uncompounded or without overtones; single: simple tone.

Grammar. having only the head without modifying elements included: The simple subject of “The dappled pony gazed over the fence” is “pony.”Compare complete (def. 5).

(of a verb tense) consisting of a main verb with no auxiliaries, as takes (simple present) or stood (simple past) (opposed to compound).

Optics. (of a lens) having two optical surfaces only.

noun

an ignorant, foolish, or gullible person.

something simple, unmixed, or uncompounded.

simples, Textiles. cords for controlling the warp threads in forming the shed on draw-looms.

a person of humble origins; commoner.

an herb or other plant used for medicinal purposes: country simples.

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Origin of simple

First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English adjective simple, simpel(le), from Old French simple, sinple, from Latin simplus “simple” (in simpla pecunia “simple fee or sum”), equivalent to sim- “one” + -plus, as in duplus “double”; Middle English noun “commoner,” derivative of the adjective; see simplex,duple, double; see also -fold; cognate with Greek háplos (see haplo-);

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words often confused with simple

OTHER WORDS FROM simple

sim·ple·ness, nouno·ver·sim·ple, adjectiveo·ver·sim·ple·ness, nouno·ver·sim·p·ly, adverb

sub·sim·ple, adjectiveul·tra·sim·ple, adjectiveun·sim·ple, adjectiveun·sim·ple·ness, nounun·sim·p·ly, adverb

Words nearby simple

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MORE ABOUT SIMPLE

What is a basic definition of simple?

Simple describes something as being easy to understand or do, as being plain or not elaborate, or as being ordinary or common. The word simple has many other senses as an adjective and a noun.

If something is simple, it involves little challenge or will be really easy. For example, counting to five is a simple task for most adults. Spoons and forks are simple eating tools, without any complex parts. In this sense, simple is a synonym of words such as easy and uncomplicated.

Real-life examples: Young students start with simple subjects, such as addition, before learning harder ones, such as multiplication. An untied shoelace is a simple problem to solve for most adults. Most young people find using a computer to be really simple.

Used in a sentence: I made dinner with a simple recipe designed for new cooks.

Another sense of simple describes something as being plain and lacking flourishes or embellishments. For example, a simple shirt may be plain grey or white and not have any designs or logos on it.

Used in a sentence: She wore a simple dress to the birthday party, with no bows or ruffles.

Simple can also describe something as being ordinary, mundane, or humble.

Real-life examples: Most pets lead simple lives of eating and sleeping. Some couples have simple weddings with no band, fireworks, or colorful decorations. A simple job is one you can do without thinking hard.

Used in a sentence: After winning the championship, I retired to live a simple life as a farmer.

Where does simple come from?

The first records of simple come from around 1175. It ultimately comes from the Latin simplex, meaning “plain.”

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How is simple used in real life?

Simple is a very common word that most often describes something as easy.

Avoid overthinking, overanalyzing, and complicating things. Keep everything simple. Life is much more beautiful and enjoyable this way.

— KeepTheFaith EP Out Now (@OskidoIBelieve) December 23, 2020

Today I had my first conversation with my two year old. I asked him some yes or no questions and he answered me. It was really simple but felt huge.

— Weenietowne (@Weenietowne) December 26, 2020

Idk if I want a big Mexican wedding or just a simple wedding 🙃

— Jocelynne Lujan🥀 (@jocelynnelujan) December 29, 2020

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Which of the following is most likely to be described as being simple?

A. flying to the moon
B. brushing your teeth
C. climbing the world’s tallest mountain
D. learning 10 new languages

Words related to simple

clean, elementary, plain, quiet, smooth, straightforward, transparent, uncomplicated, classic, modest, pure, basic, direct, honest, natural, silly, stupid, cinch, light, picnic

How to use simple in a sentence

This will cost a little extra money, but there are several simple after-market modifications you can make to get the most out of your new 4×4.
At Stanford, they were focused mostly on ethanol and methanol, which are simple liquid alcohols.
You can take some simple steps now to make the voting process smoother.
So we felt that during a pandemic, the simplest version of a vaccine is the one that could reach billions of doses.

Based on The Wall Street Journal’s reporting, it seems that Oracle may simple serve as the warehouse for TikTok’s domestic user data.
The simple, awful truth is that free speech has never been particularly popular in America.
The reason pilots would choose to use guns over a bomb or a missile is simple.
Still, I worry that a simple traffic stop could have tragic consequences.
“It is the hardest to play,” one of the buglers says of this seemingly simple tune.
The premise was simple: satire is devastating against tyrants.
Smith’s method usually gives good results, as does also the more simple method of Hiss (p. 263).
It was a mighty simple transaction, but it produced some startling results for me, that same coin-spinning.
Let us look over these points again, and make the matter still clearer and more simple.
If I selected lucid and simple extracts, they would give no idea of the intricacy and prolixity of Duns.
It has long since dismissed as too short and simple for its pages, the short and simple annals of the poor.

British Dictionary definitions for simple

adjective

not involved or complicated; easy to understand or doa simple problem

plain; unadorneda simple dress

consisting of one element or part only; not combined or complexa simple mechanism

unaffected or unpretentiousalthough he became famous, he remained a simple and well-liked man

not guileful; sincere; frankher simple explanation was readily accepted

of humble condition or rankthe peasant was of simple birth

weak in intelligence; feeble-minded

(prenominal) without additions or modifications; merethe witness told the simple truth

(prenomina) ordinary or straightforwarda simple case of mumps

chem (of a substance or material) consisting of only one chemical compound rather than a mixture of compounds

maths

(of a fraction) containing only integers
(of an equation) containing variables to the first power only; linear
(of a root of an equation) occurring only once; not multiple

biology

not divided into partsa simple leaf; a simple eye
formed from only one ovarysimple fruit

music relating to or denoting a time where the number of beats per bar may be two, three, or four

noun archaic

a simpleton; fool

a plant, esp a herbaceous plant, having medicinal properties

Derived forms of simple

simpleness, noun

Word Origin for simple

C13: via Old French from Latin simplex plain

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Having confused physical with linguistic or expressive facts, and observing that, in the order of ideas, the simple precedes the complex, they necessarily ended by thinking that _the smaller_ physical facts were _the more simple_. ❋ Benedetto Croce (1909)

When I once told a sceptical friend about Miss Florence Cook’s séance, and added, triumphantly, «Why, she’s a pretty little simple girl of sixteen,» that clenched the doubts of this Thomas at once, for he rejoined, «What is there that a pretty little _simple_ girl of sixteen won’t do?» ❋ Charles Maurice Davies (1869)

Commerce, III, 4, I, even the simple bankrupt in contradistinction to the fraudulent bankrupt is punished, and every person unable to pay his debts is declared a _simple_ bankrupt, who, among other things, has made excessive household expenses, or lost considerable sums by play etc. ❋ Wilhelm Roscher (1855)

«And, like a great many other simple but important processes, rare just because it _is so simple_,» remarked Maurice, with great justice. ❋ Anna Cora Ogden Mowatt Ritchie (1844)

II. i.39 (123,2) [without you were so simple, none else would] None else would _be so simple_. ❋ Samuel Johnson (1746)

My arthritic little fingers beg to differ with the term simple, however Husband sprang to the fore and the light house was soon in the tree. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Thanks for your response, Lexikos, but I think you should have read more carefully / I should have stated in the subject that the function is for pixels that can’t be retrieved by PixelGetColor (or GetPixel), but I wanted to keep the title simple / there’s no much room (I’ve edited it now). ❋ Unknown (2009)

There are deeper playing options with plenty of complexity, but the goal was to make the title simple and fun out of the box. ❋ Unknown (2008)

I fear, though, Nigel and I have very different interpretations of the word simple. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Mr. Toohey following Heidegger and the German sociologist Martin Doehlemann draws a further distinction between what he calls «simple» and «existential» boredom. ❋ Elizabeth Lowry (2011)

I did a word count of the transcript of our conversation in December, and Couples used the word «simple» 14 times in 25 minutes. ❋ John Paul Newport (2011)

Besides, he said, all this talk about government service obscures what he calls a simple requirement in the state’s municipal code that candidates live in Chicago for a full year before an election. ❋ AP (2010)

You asked what part of the reality based community ignores what you called a simple focused correction. ❋ Unknown (2009)

They say it’s no time to add taxes to what they call the simple pleasures we all enjoy, and they argue the tax would be unfair since it would soak the poor. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Why do you have to argue for what you call a simple fact? ❋ Unknown (2009)

CHO: Griffiths, who is 20, says he admires Graham for what he calls his simple message. ❋ Unknown (2005)

It is also clear from what has been said why the number of what we call simple bodies cannot be greater than it is. ❋ Unknown (2002)

A spokesman for the developers, George Bottome, on Tuesday said the exhibition marked the worldwide launch of the test, which he described as a simple, quick and inexpensive way of detecting TB and deciding its drug-resistant capabilities. ❋ Unknown (1996)

[Beth], [you are] [SIMPLE]! ❋ Brigitte Brock (2003)

That [sort of] [stuff that] makes you say, «man, what a [good day].» —simple ❋ Kuduman (2011)

«god! [why don’t you] get it?!?! it’s so simple… [I wanna DO you]! do i have to [spell it out] for you?» ❋ Siescierto (2004)

[You got that] [thot’s] number????? That’s a [fuckin] simple. ❋ Youngthot (2017)

[Carolina] is the simplest person to [understand] ever, she is not [complicated] ❋ Crowashe (2010)

«Vote [Tory]. [Simple as].» — [Greggs] ❋ Norf Man (2020)

«A comfortable victory for Liverpool at [Hull City] had seen the Reds climb back to the Premier League summit, but only by virtue of goal difference. Therefore, United knew a point against European-chasing team Tottenham would be enough to send them back to the top. Simples.»
— [Andy Gray], [Sky Sports News] ❋ The_dickie (2009)

[Dude], that was [rad]! So simpl! ❋ Smart_uncle (2015)

“[My mans] is a [doo doo] shirt and [grey] pants, SIMPLE.” ❋ Daddy Dark (2017)

What [are you], [simple]? ❋ Andrew (2003)

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sim·ple

(sĭm′pəl)

adj. sim·pler, sim·plest

a. Having few parts or features; not complicated or elaborate: a house with a simple floor plan.

b. Easy to understand, do, or carry out: a simple set of instructions; a simple chore. See Synonyms at easy.

c. Having or composed of only one thing, element, or part: a simple chemical substance.

d. Being without additions or modifications; mere: a simple «yes» or «no.»

e. Biology Having no divisions or branches; not compound: a simple leaf; a simple eye or lens.

f. Music Being without figuration or elaboration: a simple tone.

a. Having little or no ornamentation; not embellished or adorned: a simple dress. See Synonyms at plain.

b. Not characterized by luxury or elaborate commitments: simple living.

a. Not pretentious, guileful, or deceitful; humble or sincere: a simple child; told us about his achievement in the simplest manner.

b. Having or showing little intelligence, education, or experience: simple people who have trouble understanding health regulations. See Synonyms at naive.

c. Lowly in condition or rank: a simple woodcutter.

n. Archaic

A medicinal plant or the medicine obtained from it.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin simplus; see sem- in Indo-European roots and from simplex; see simplex.]

sim′ple·ness n.

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simple

(ˈsɪmpəl)

adj

1. not involved or complicated; easy to understand or do: a simple problem.

2. plain; unadorned: a simple dress.

3. consisting of one element or part only; not combined or complex: a simple mechanism.

4. unaffected or unpretentious: although he became famous, he remained a simple and well-liked man.

5. not guileful; sincere; frank: her simple explanation was readily accepted.

6. of humble condition or rank: the peasant was of simple birth.

7. weak in intelligence; feeble-minded

8. (prenominal) without additions or modifications; mere: the witness told the simple truth.

9. (prenomina) ordinary or straightforward: a simple case of mumps.

10. (Chemistry) chem (of a substance or material) consisting of only one chemical compound rather than a mixture of compounds

11. (Mathematics) maths

a. (of a fraction) containing only integers

b. (of an equation) containing variables to the first power only; linear

c. (of a root of an equation) occurring only once; not multiple

12. (Biology) biology

a. not divided into parts: a simple leaf; a simple eye.

b. formed from only one ovary: simple fruit.

13. (Music, other) music relating to or denoting a time where the number of beats per bar may be two, three, or four

14. a simpleton; fool

15. (Pharmacology) a plant, esp a herbaceous plant, having medicinal properties

[C13: via Old French from Latin simplex plain]

ˈsimpleness n

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sim•ple

(ˈsɪm pəl)

adj. -pler, -plest,
n. adj.

1. easy to understand or deal with.

2. not elaborate or complicated; plain; unembellished: a simple design.

3. not ornate or luxurious; unadorned: a simple dress.

4. unaffected; unassuming; modest.

5. occurring or considered alone; mere; bare: the simple truth.

6. free of deceit or guile; sincere; artless.

7. common or ordinary: a simple soldier.

8. not grand or sophisticated; unpretentious: simple tastes.

9. humble or lowly: simple folk.

10. unlearned; ignorant.

11. lacking mental acuteness or sense.

12. naive; credulous.

13. mentally deficient; simpleminded.

14. Chem.

a. composed of only one substance or element: a simple substance.

b. not mixed.

15. Bot. not divided into parts: a simple leaf.

16. Zool. not compound: a simple ascidian.

17. Music. uncompounded or without overtones; single: a simple tone.

18.

a. (of a subject or predicate) having only the head without modifying elements included. Compare complete (def. 5).

b. (of a verb tense) consisting of a main verb with no auxiliaries, as takes (simple present) or stood (simple past) (opposed to compound).

20. (of a lens) having two optical surfaces only.

21. an ignorant, foolish, or gullible person.

22. something simple, unmixed, or uncompounded.

23. a person of humble origins; commoner.

24. an herb or other plant used for medicinal purposes: country simples.

[1175–1225; < Old French < Late Latin simplus simple = Latin sim- one + -plus, as in duplus duple (see -fold)]

sim′ple•ness, n.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	simple — any herbaceous plant having medicinal properties archaicism, archaism — the use of an archaic expression herb, herbaceous plant — a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
	2.	simple — a person lacking intelligence or common sense simpleton individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul — a human being; «there was too much for one person to do» airhead — a flighty scatterbrained simpleton; «she’s a total airhead»; «every airhead on a big salary rushed out to buy one» dimwit, doofus, nitwit, half-wit — a stupid incompetent person dingbat — a silly empty-headed person; «you would be a dingbat even to try it»; «yet here he was with an upper class dingbat who just happened to be married to his sister» pinhead, dope, dumbbell, dummy — an ignorant or foolish person fool, muggins, saphead, tomfool, sap — a person who lacks good judgment changeling, cretin, half-wit, imbecile, moron — a person of subnormal intelligence idiot savant — person who is mentally retarded in general but who displays remarkable aptitude in some limited field (usually involving memory) nebbech, nebbish — (Yiddish) a timid unfortunate simpleton nincompoop, ninny — a stupid foolish person forgetful person, scatterbrain — a flighty and disorganized person schlemiel, shlemiel — (Yiddish) a dolt who is a habitual bungler schlep, schlepper, shlep, shlepper — (Yiddish) an awkward and stupid person schnook, shnook — (Yiddish) a gullible simpleton more to be pitied than despised; «don’t be such an apologetic shnook» sheep — a timid defenseless simpleton who is readily preyed upon space cadet — someone who seems unable to respond appropriately to reality (as if under the influence of some narcotic drug) lame, square — someone who doesn’t understand what is going on dolt, dullard, pillock, poor fish, pudden-head, pudding head, stupe, stupid, stupid person — a person who is not very bright; «The economy, stupid!» subnormal — a person of less than normal intelligence twerp, twirp, twit — someone who is regarded as contemptible
Adj.	1.	simple — having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved; «a simple problem»; «simple mechanisms»; «a simple design»; «a simple substance» easy — posing no difficulty; requiring little effort; «an easy job»; «an easy problem»; «an easy victory»; «the house is easy to heat»; «satisfied with easy answers»; «took the easy way out of his dilemma» plain — not elaborate or elaborated; simple; «plain food»; «stuck to the plain facts»; «a plain blue suit»; «a plain rectangular brick building» unsubdivided, simple — (botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions complex — complicated in structure; consisting of interconnected parts; «a complex set of variations based on a simple folk melody»; «a complex mass of diverse laws and customs»
	2.	simple — easy and not involved or complicated; «an elementary problem in statistics»; «elementary, my dear Watson»; «a simple game»; «found an uncomplicated solution to the problem» elementary, unproblematic, uncomplicated easy — posing no difficulty; requiring little effort; «an easy job»; «an easy problem»; «an easy victory»; «the house is easy to heat»; «satisfied with easy answers»; «took the easy way out of his dilemma»
	3.	simple — apart from anything else; without additions or modifications; «only the bare facts»; «shocked by the mere idea»; «the simple passage of time was enough»; «the simple truth» mere, bare plain — not elaborate or elaborated; simple; «plain food»; «stuck to the plain facts»; «a plain blue suit»; «a plain rectangular brick building»
	4.	simple — exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity; «childlike trust»; «dewy-eyed innocence»; «listened in round-eyed wonder» dewy-eyed, round-eyed, wide-eyed, childlike naif, naive — marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience; «a teenager’s naive ignorance of life»; «the naive assumption that things can only get better»; «this naive simple creature with wide friendly eyes so eager to believe appearances»
	5.	simple — lacking mental capacity and subtlety dim-witted, simple-minded
	6.	simple — (botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions unsubdivided phytology, botany — the branch of biology that studies plants simple — having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved; «a simple problem»; «simple mechanisms»; «a simple design»; «a simple substance» smooth — of the margin of a leaf shape; not broken up into teeth compound — composed of more than one part; «compound leaves are composed of several lobes; «compound flower heads»
	7.	simple — unornamented; «a simple country schoolhouse»; «her black dress—simple to austerity» plain — not elaborate or elaborated; simple; «plain food»; «stuck to the plain facts»; «a plain blue suit»; «a plain rectangular brick building»

simple

adjective

1. uncomplicated, clear, plain, understandable, coherent, lucid, recognizable, unambiguous, comprehensible, intelligible, uninvolved simple pictures and diagrams
uncomplicated involved, difficult, complex, complicated, advanced, sophisticated, elaborate, refined, intricate, convoluted, highly developed

2. easy, straightforward, not difficult, light, elementary, manageable, effortless, painless, uncomplicated, undemanding, easy-peasy (slang) The job itself had been simple enough.

3. plain, natural, basic, classic, severe, Spartan, uncluttered, unadorned, unfussy, unembellished She’s shunned Armani for a simple blouse and jeans.
plain elaborate, intricate, ornate, fussy, contrived

5. artless, innocent, naive, natural, frank, green, sincere, simplistic, unaffected, childlike, unpretentious, unsophisticated, ingenuous, guileless He was as simple as a child.
artless worldly, smart, sophisticated, artful, worldly-wise

6. unpretentious, modest, humble, homely, lowly, rustic, uncluttered, unfussy, unembellished It was a simple home.
unpretentious fancy, extravagant, flashy

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simple

adjective

1. Free from extraneous elements:

3. Without addition, decoration, or qualification:

4. Not elaborate or showy, as in appearance or style:

5. Having only a limited ability to learn and understand:

6. Free from guile, cunning, or deceit:

7. Of little distinction:

noun

One deficient in judgment and good sense:

ass, fool, idiot, imbecile, jackass, mooncalf, moron, nincompoop, ninny, nitwit, simpleton, softhead, tomfool.

Translations

بَسيطبَسِيطساذِج العَقْل، بَسيطساذِج، بَسيطلَيْس مُعَقَّدا

прост

jednoduchýlehkýnaivníprostoduchýprostý

enkelenklegodtroendeletnaiv

simpla

yksinkertainen

jednostavan

egyszerű

einfaldureinfaldur, auîskilinneinfaldur, auîtrúaeinfaldur, vitgrannurlátlaus

簡単な

단순한

simplex

lengvesnisne itin protingassupaprastinimassupaprastintassupaprastintas dalykas

lētticīgsnaivsne visai gudrsskaidrstīrs

simplu

enostavennesestavljenpreprost

enkel

ง่าย

dễ hiểu

simple

[ˈsɪmpl]

A. ADJ (simpler (compar) (simplest (superl)))

4. (= not fussy) [dress, style, food] → sencillo

5. (= unsophisticated) [person, life, pleasures, pursuits] → sencillo
these are simple people → son gente sencilla
the simple things in or of life → las cosas sencillas de la vida

6. (= mentally retarded) → simple

7. (Chem, Bio, Bot, Med) → simple

8. (Gram) [sentence, tense] → simple

Collins Spanish Dictionary — Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

simple

[ˈsɪmp^əl] adj

(= uncomplicated) [task, solution, question, instructions, method, diagram, advice] → simple
It’s very simple → C’est très simple.
Wouldn’t it be simpler to chop the tree down? → Cela ne serait pas plus simple d’abattre l’arbre?

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

simple

adj (+er)

(= foolish, mentally deficient) → einfältig

simple

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

simple

[ˈsɪmpl] adj (-r (comp) (-est (superl))) (gen) → semplice; (foolish) → sempliciotto/a, sprovveduto/a
to make simple(r) → semplificare
it’s as simple as ABC → è come bere un bicchier d’acqua
to make it simple for you … → per semplificarti le cose…
the simple truth → la pura verità
in simple terms, in simple English → in parole povere
for the simple reason that … → per il semplice motivo che…
simple equation (Math) → equazione f di primo grado
a simple Simon → un(a) sempliciotto/a
he’s a bit simple (fam, euph) (mentally impaired) → è poco sveglio

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

simple

(ˈsimpl) adjective

1. not difficult; easy. a simple task.

2. not complicated or involved. The matter is not as simple as you think.

3. not fancy or unusual; plain. a simple dress/design; He leads a very simple life.

4. pure; mere. the simple truth.

5. trusting and easily cheated. She is too simple to see through his lies.

6. weak in the mind; not very intelligent. I’m afraid he’s a bit simple, but he’s good with animals.

ˈsimpleton (-tən) noun

a foolish person.

simplicity (simˈplisəti) noun

the state of being simple. The beauty of this idea is its simplicity; He answered with a child’s simplicity.

ˌsimplifiˈcation noun

1. the process of making simpler.

2. something made simpler; a simpler form. The Americans have made some simplifications in English spelling.

ˈsimplified adjective

made less difficult or complicated. simplified language/tasks.

ˈsimplify (-plifai) verb

to make simpler. Can you simplify your language a little?

ˈsimply adverb

1. only. I do it simply for the money.

2. absolutely. simply beautiful.

3. in a simple manner. She was always very simply dressed.

ˌsimple-ˈminded adjective

of low intelligence; stupid.

ˌsimple-ˈmindedness noun

simple

→ بَسِيط jednoduchý simpel einfach απλός simple yksinkertainen simple jednostavan semplice 簡単な 단순한 eenvoudig enkel prosty simples простой enkel ง่าย basit dễ hiểu 简单的

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

sim·ple

a. simple, sencillo-a;

adv. simplemente, meramente.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

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Adjective

The solution to the problem was relatively simple.

The answer is really quite simple.

There are three simple steps to follow.

The camera is simple to use.

Don’t go into too much detail in the report. Just keep it simple and to the point.

The melody is very simple.

I’m a simple farmer just trying to make a living.

He enjoys the simple pleasure of spending time with his wife and kids after work.

Relaxing on the beach and watching the sunset is one of life’s simple pleasures.

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Homeowners, on the other hand, should use granules, which are super simple to apply using a spreader (see tip No. 7).

—Brett Martin, Popular Mechanics, 11 Apr. 2023

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Samson specializes in making the complex simple, using the English language to democratize knowledge through highly effective, accessible communication.

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Machine learning, like the meganet more generally, manifests a ubiquitous bias for the simple and the explicit against the complex and the ambiguous.

—WIRED, 22 Mar. 2023

Instead, go for simple.

—Marisa Meltzer, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2023

Victoria posted the look on Instagram and kept the caption simple, detailing the dress that Pamela is wearing.

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Except things are nowhere near that simple.

—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2022

Crafted with large, sculpted fabric that resembles wings, Zooey kept the rest of her ensemble simple by pairing the statement dress with minimal jewelry and matching silver heels.

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Источник

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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”) + plicō (“I fold”). See same and fold. Compare single, singular, simultaneous, etc.

Partially displaced native English onefold.

Pronunciation[edit]

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈsɪmpl̩/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈsɪmpəl/
Rhymes: -ɪmpəl
Hyphenation: sim‧ple

Adjective[edit]

simple (comparative simpler or more simple, superlative simplest or most simple)

Uncomplicated; taken by itself, with nothing added.
- 1910, Emerson Hough, chapter I, in The Purchase Price: Or The Cause of Compromise, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
  
  We are engaged in a great work, a treatise on our river fortifications, perhaps? But since when did army officers afford the luxury of amanuenses in this simple republic?
- 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.
Without ornamentation; plain.
Free from duplicity; guileless, innocent, straightforward.
- 1812, Lord Byron, “Canto I”, in Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage. A Romaunt, London: Printed for John Murray, […]; William Blackwood, Edinburgh; and John Cumming, Dublin; by Thomas Davison, […], →OCLC, stanza XXXVI:
  
  Must thou trust Tradition’s simple tongue?
- 1838 July 24, Ralph Waldo Emerson, “Literary Ethics. An Oration Delivered before the Literary Societies of Dartmouth College, July 24, 1838”, in J[ames] E[lliot] Cabot, editor, Nature, Addresses, and Lectures (Emerson’s Complete Works; I), Riverside edition, London: The Waverley Book Company, published 1883, →OCLC, page 160:
  
  Nothing is more simple than greatness; indeed, to be simple is to be great. The vision of genius comes by renouncing the too officious activity of the understanding, and giving leave and amplest privilege to the spontaneous sentiment.
Undistinguished in social condition; of no special rank.

Antonym: gentle
(archaic) Trivial; insignificant.
- [1470–1485 (date produced), Thomas Malory, “(please specify the chapter)”, in [Le Morte Darthur], book X (in Middle English), [London: […] by William Caxton], published 31 July 1485, →OCLC; republished as H[einrich] Oskar Sommer, editor, Le Morte Darthur […], London: David Nutt, […], 1889, →OCLC:
  
  ‘That was a symple cause,’ seyde Sir Trystram, ‘for to sle a good knyght for seyynge well by his maystir.’
  
  (please add an English translation of this quote)]
(now colloquial, euphemistic) Feeble-minded; foolish.
(heading, technical) Structurally uncomplicated.
1. (chemistry, pharmacology) Consisting of one single substance; uncompounded.
2. (mathematics) Of a group: having no normal subgroup.
3. (botany) Not compound, but possibly lobed.
4. (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:
    
    Chesapeake & Ohio turned to simple articulateds, for instance, simply because its Alleghany tunnels would not accommodate the low-pressure forward cylinders of larger compounds.
5. (zoology) Consisting of a single individual or zooid; not compound.
  
  a simple ascidian
6. (mineralogy) Homogenous.
(obsolete) Mere; not other than; being only.
- c. 1604–1605 (date written), William Shakespeare, “All’s VVell, that Ends VVell”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene i]:
  
  A medicine […] whose simple touch / Is powerful to araise King Pepin.

Synonyms[edit]

(consisting of a single part or aspect): onefold
(having few parts or features): plain
See also Thesaurus:easy and Thesaurus:bare-bones

Antonyms[edit]

(having few parts or features): complex, compound, complicated
(uncomplicated): subtle

Derived terms[edit]

fee simple
future simple
oversimple
past simple
plain and simple
present simple
pure and simple
simple algebra
simple beam
simple connectivity
simple contract
simple dislocation
simple equation
simple extension
simple eye
simple fraction
simple fracture
simple fruit
simple function
simple future
simple group
simple harmonic motion
simple interest
simple leaf
simple linear regression
simple machine
simple mastectomy
simple microscope
simple past
simple pendulum
simple pistil
simple pole
simple present
simple protein
simple regression
simple sentence
Simple Simon
simple sugar
simple syrup
simple time
simple trust
simple-hearted
simple-minded
simplehead
simpleness
simpless
simpleton
simplex
simplicity
simply
single

Translations[edit]

uncomplicated

Afrikaans: eenvoudig
Albanian: thjeshtë (sq)
Arabic: بَسِيط‎ (ar) (basīṭ), سَهْل‎ (ar) (sahl) (easy)

Egyptian Arabic: بسيط‎ (basīṭ)

Hijazi Arabic: بَسِيط‎ (basīṭ), سَهَل‎ (ar) (sahal) (easy)
Aragonese: simple (an)
Armenian: պարզ (hy) (parz), հասարակ (hy) (hasarak)
Assamese: সৰল (xorol), সহজ (xohoz)
Asturian: simple (ast), cenciellu (ast)
Aymara: please add this translation if you can
Azerbaijani: sadə (az), bəsit (az)
Bashkir: ябай (yabay)
Basque: erraz (eu)
Belarusian: про́сты (be) (prósty), лёгкі (be) (ljóhki) (easy)
Bengali: সহজ (bn) (śohoj)
Breton: eeun (br)
Bulgarian: прост (bg) m (prost), ле́сен (bg) (lésen) (easy)
Burmese: ရိုး (my) (rui:)
Catalan: simple (ca), senzill (ca)
Cherokee: please add this translation if you can
Chichewa: please add this translation if you can
Chinese:

Mandarin: 簡單／简单 (zh) (jiǎndān), (easy) 容易 (zh) (róngyì), 簡易／简易 (zh) (jiǎnyì)
Cornish: sempel
Corsican: please add this translation if you can
Czech: jednoduchý (cs) m, prostý (cs), lehký (cs) (easy)
Danish: enkel (da), simpel
Dhivehi: please add this translation if you can
Dutch: eenvoudig (nl), simpel (nl)
Esperanto: simpla (eo)
Estonian: lihtne (et)
Ewe: please add this translation if you can
Extremaduran: please add this translation if you can
Faroese: einfaldur
Finnish: yksinkertainen (fi); (slang) simppeli (fi), selko-
French: simple (fr)
Friulian: please add this translation if you can
Galician: simple, sinxelo
Georgian: მარტივი (marṭivi), უბრალო (ubralo), სადა (sada), იოლი (ioli)
German: einfach (de), simpel (de)
Gothic: 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍆𐌰𐌻𐌸𐍃 (ainfalþs)
Greek: απλός (el) (aplós)

Ancient: ἁπλόος (haplóos), λιτός (litós)
Gujarati: please add this translation if you can
Haitian Creole: senp
Hausa: please add this translation if you can
Hawaiian: maʻalahi
Hebrew: פשוט‎ (he) (pashút)
Hindi: सरल (hi) (saral), आसान (hi) (āsān) (easy)
Hungarian: egyszerű (hu)
Hunsrik: eenfach
Icelandic: einfaldur (is) m
Ido: simpla (io)
Igbo: please add this translation if you can
Indonesian: sederhana (id), mudah (id)
Interlingua: simple, simplice
Irish: simplí
Italian: semplice (it), mero (it) m
Japanese: 簡単な (ja) (かんたんな, kantan na), 単純な (ja) (たんじゅんな, tanjun na), (easy) 易い (ja) (やすい, yasui)
Javanese: please add this translation if you can
Kannada: please add this translation if you can
Kazakh: қарапайым (kk) (qarapaiym), жеңіл (kk) (jeñıl) (easy)
Khmer: មិនពិបាក (mɨn pi’baak)
Korean: 간단(簡單)하다 (ko) (gandan-hada)
Kurdish:

Central Kurdish: ئاسان‎ (ckb) (asan), ساکار‎ (ckb) (sakar)

Northern Kurdish: hêsan (ku)
Kyrgyz: жөнөкөй (ky) (jönököy), жеңил (ky) (jeŋil) (easy)
Ladino: kolay, sempl, sémpliche
Lao: ງ່າຍ (ngāi)
Latin: simplex (la)
Latvian: prasts, vienkāršs
Lithuanian: paprastas (lt)
Luganda: please add this translation if you can
Luxembourgish: einfach, liicht
Macedonian: едно́ставен (ednóstaven), прост (prost), ле́сен (lésen) (easy)
Malay: mudah
Malayalam: ലളിത (ml) (laḷita)
Maltese: sempliċi
Manx: oney, macaintagh, neuchialgagh
Maori: waingōhia
Marathi: सरळ (saraḷ)
Mirandese: lhano
Mongolian: энгийн (mn) (engiin)
Nepali: साधा (sādhā), सरल (saral), साधारण (sādhāraṇ)
Norman: sîmpl’ye m or f
Occitan: simple (oc)
Old English: ānfeald
Oriya: ସରଳ (sôrôḷô)
Pashto: please add this translation if you can
Persian: ساده‎ (fa) (sâde)
Plautdietsch: eefach
Polish: prosty (pl) m, łatwy (pl) m, lekki (pl) (easy)
Portuguese: simples (pt)
Punjabi: please add this translation if you can
Rajasthani: please add this translation if you can
Romanian: simplu (ro) m or n, necomplicat m or n
Romansch: simpel (Rumantsch Grischun, Surmiran, Puter, Vallader), sempel (Sursilvan, Sutsilvan)
Russian: просто́й (ru) m (prostój), (easy) лёгкий (ru) (ljóxkij)
Scots: please add this translation if you can
Scottish Gaelic: sìmplidh
Serbo-Croatian:

Cyrillic: је̏дноста̄ван, лак (easy)

Roman: jȅdnostāvan (sh), lak (sh) (easy)
Sicilian: sìmplici (scn), sèmplici (scn), sìmprici (scn), sèmprici (scn)
Silesian: ajnfachowy
Sindhi: please add this translation if you can
Sinhalese: please add this translation if you can
Slovak: jednoduchý, prostý, ľahký (easy)
Slovene: preprost, enostaven, lahek (sl) (easy)
Somali: please add this translation if you can
Spanish: simple (es), sencillo (es)
Swedish: enkel (sv), simpel (sv)
Tagalog: simple (tl); payak; yano; liso
Tajik: сода (tg) (soda)
Tamil: எளிய (ta) (eḷiya), எளிது (ta) (eḷitu), எளிமையான (eḷimaiyāṉa)
Tatar: гади (ğadi), беркатлы (berkatlı)
Telugu: సరళమైన (te) (saraḷamaina)
Thai: ง่าย (th) (ngâai)
Turkish: basit (tr), sade (tr)
Turkmen: sada, ýönekeý
Ukrainian: про́стий (uk) (próstyj), ле́гкий (léhkyj) (easy)
Urdu: (easy) آسان‎ (ur) (āsān)
Uyghur: please add this translation if you can
Uzbek: sodda (uz), oson (uz) (easy)
Vietnamese: giản dị (vi), mộc mạc (vi), đơn giản (vi), giản đơn (vi)
Volapük: balugik
Walloon: please add this translation if you can
Welsh: syml (cy)
West Frisian: ienfâldich (fy)
Wolof: please add this translation if you can
Xhosa: please add this translation if you can
Yiddish: פּשוט‎ (poshet)
Yoruba: rọrun
Zazaki: gerges
Zulu: please add this translation if you can

simple-minded

Armenian: պարզամիտ (hy) (parzamit), միամիտ (hy) (miamit)
Bulgarian: наивен (bg) (naiven), простодушен (bg) (prostodušen)
Dutch: achterlijk (nl), simpel (nl)
Esperanto: simplanima
French: simple (fr) m or f
Galician: simple m or f
German: einfach (de), simpel (de)
Greek:

Ancient: εὐήθης (euḗthēs), ἁπλόος (haplóos)
Icelandic: einfaldur (is) m
Irish: saonta, macánta, gan chealg
Manx: meecheeallagh, neuchreeney, giare-cheeayllagh
Marathi: भोळा (bhoḷā)
Nepali: सीधा (sīdhā)
Polish: prostak (pl) (noun)
Portuguese: simples (pt)
Romanian: simplu (ro)
Russian: просто́й (ru) m (prostój), простоду́шный (ru) m (prostodúšnyj)
Scottish Gaelic: baoth
Serbo-Croatian:

Cyrillic: простодушан

Roman: prostodušan (sh)
Swedish: enkel (sv)
Yiddish: תּמעוואַטע‎ (tamevate), הינטערנאויוונדיק‎ (hinternoyvndik), נאַרישעוואַטע‎ (narishevate)

Noun[edit]

simple (plural simples)

(pharmacology) A herbal preparation made from one plant, as opposed to something made from more than one plant.
- a. 1700, William Temple, “Of Health and Long-life”, in Miscellanea. The Third Part. […], London: […] Jonathan Swift, […] Benjamin Tooke, […], published 1701, →OCLC, pages 183–184:
  
  [W]hat Virtue there is in this Remedy lies in the naked Simple it ſelf, as it comes over from the Indies, and in the Choice of that which is leaſt dried, or periſhed by the Voyage.
- 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, […]
(obsolete, by extension) A physician.
(logic) A simple or atomic proposition.
(obsolete) Something not mixed or compounded.
- c. 1598–1600 (date written), William Shakespeare, “As You Like It”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene i]:
  
  But it is a melancholy of mine own, compounded of many simples, extracted from many objects, and indeed the sundry contemplation of my travels
(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[edit]

preparation from one plant

French: simple (fr) m
Spanish: simple (es) m

Verb[edit]

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[edit]

simpler
simplist
simplify

Anagrams[edit]

LEMSIP, impels

Asturian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin simplex.

Adjective[edit]

simple (epicene, plural simples)

simple (uncomplicated)

Synonyms[edit]

cenciellu

Catalan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin simplex.

Pronunciation[edit]

(Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ˈsim.plə/
(Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈsim.ple/

Adjective[edit]

simple (masculine and feminine plural simples)

simple (uncomplicated)

Synonym: senzill
single (not divided into parts)

Derived terms[edit]

fulla simple (“simple leaf”)
simplement (“simply”)

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símplex (“simplex”)
simplicitat (“simplicity”)
ximple

Chavacano[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Spanish simple (“simple”).

Adjective[edit]

simple

simple

Esperanto[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From simpla +‎ -e.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): [ˈsimple]
Audio:
Rhymes: -imple
Hyphenation: sim‧ple

Adverb[edit]

simple

simply

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old French, borrowed from Latin simplex.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /sɛ̃pl/

Adjective[edit]

French numbers ^(edit)

	10
		1	2 →	10 →
Cardinal: un Ordinal: premier Ordinal abbreviation: 1er Multiplier: simple Fractional: entier
French Wikipedia article on 1

simple (plural simples)

single (multiplier)

comptabilité en partie simple et double

single-entry and double-entry bookkeping

passer du simple au double, du simple au triple…

to double, triple…
simple

Un homme simple

A simple man
one-way

Un billet simple

A one-way ticket
mere

Un simple soldat

A mere soldier

Usage notes[edit]

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[edit]

aller simple
corps simple
dans le plus simple appareil
dans son plus simple appareil
en partie simple
futur simple
passé simple
phrase simple
réduire à sa plus simple expression
simple comme bonjour
simple d’esprit
simplement

Descendants[edit]

→ Romanian: simplu

Noun[edit]

simple m (plural simples)

one-way ticket
(baseball) single

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aller simple
simplement
simplicité
simplifier

Anagrams[edit]

emplis

Galician[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin simplex. Displaced Old Galician-Portuguese simplez.

Adjective[edit]

simple m or f (plural simples)

simple

German[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

simple

inflection of simpel:
1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
2. strong nominative/accusative plural
3. weak nominative all-gender singular
4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Latin[edit]

Adjective[edit]

simple

vocative masculine singular of simplus

Middle English[edit]

Adjective[edit]

simple

Alternative form of symple

Noun[edit]

simple

Alternative form of symple

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Adjective[edit]

simple

definite singular of simpel
plural of simpel

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Adjective[edit]

simple

definite singular of simpel
plural of simpel

Old French[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

sinple

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin simplex.

Adjective[edit]

simple m (oblique and nominative feminine singular simple)

innocent
mere; simple
honest; without pretense
peasant, pauper (attributive)

Descendants[edit]

French: simple
- → Romanian: simplu
→ Middle English: symple, simple
- Scots: semple
- English: simple

Romanian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): [ˈsim.ple]

Adjective[edit]

simple

feminine/neuter plural nominative/accusative of simplu

Spanish[edit]

Spanish numbers ^(edit)

	10
		1	2 →	10 →
Cardinal: uno Apocopated cardinal: un Ordinal: primero Apocopated ordinal: primer Ordinal abbreviation: 1.º Multiplier: simple Distributive: sendos
Spanish Wikipedia article on 1

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin simplex.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˈsimple/ [ˈsĩm.ple]
Rhymes: -imple
Syllabification: sim‧ple

Adjective[edit]

simple (plural simples)

simple (uncomplicated)

Synonym: sencillo

Antonym: complejo
(before the noun) mere, ordinary

Synonym: mero

Soy un simple pescador. ― I’m just a fisherman.
simple, single (not divided into parts)

Antonym: compuesto
simple-minded, stupid
insipid, flavorless

Synonym: soso
(grammar) simple

Usage notes[edit]

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[edit]

a simple vista
comillas simples
futuro simple
máquina simple
movimiento armónico simple
oración simple
simple y llanamente (“plain and simple”)
simplemente

Descendants[edit]

Chavacano: simple

Noun[edit]

simple m or f (plural simples)

simpleton, fool
(pharmacology, masculine only) simple

Swedish[edit]

Adjective[edit]

simple

absolute definite natural masculine singular of simpel.

Anagrams[edit]

simpel

Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish simple.

Pronunciation[edit]

Hyphenation: sim‧ple
IPA^(key): /ˈsimple/, [ˈsim.ple]

Adjective[edit]

simple

simple; easy to do

Synonyms: payak, yano, liso
- 1994, Al O. Santiago, Sining ng pagsasaling-wika: sa Filipino mula sa Ingles‎^[1], →ISBN:
  
  Simpleng-simple rin ang aklat na ito kung ihahambing sa aklat ni Mildred Larson.
  
  This book is also very simple compared to the book of Mildred Larson.
- 2002, Yaman Ng Pagkatao i Tm’ 2002 Ed.‎^[2], Rex Bookstore, Inc., →ISBN, page 173:
  
  Ang boluntaryong pagpili ng simpleng pamumuhay ay isang desisyong maaari nating maisakatuparan.
  
  The voluntary choice of a simple life is a decision that we can carry out.
common; ordinary

Synonyms: karaniwan, pangkaraniwan
easy to understand
simple; plain

Synonym: payak
(grammar) simple

Synonym: payak

Derived terms[edit]

kasimplehan
magpakasimple
napakasimple
pagkasimple
simplehan
simplehin

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simplipika
simplipikado
simplisidad

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