symple
Middle English
/simˈpəl/
adj
Definitions
- virtuous, godly, without sin:
- simple, spartan, perfunctory, regular
- poor, miserable, needy
- non-noble, popular, peasantly
- dumb, unlearned, stupid
- unimportant, insignificant:
- dour, depressed, unhappy
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French simple derived from Latin simplex (simple, onefold, single, plain, singular).
Origin
Latin
simplex
Gloss
simple, onefold, single, plain, singular
Concept
Semantic Field
The physical world
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- nonsimple English
- oversimple English
- quasisimple English
- semisimple English
- simple English
- simple-hearted English
- simple-lifeish English
- simplehearted English
- simpleminded English
- simpleness English
- simpleton English
- simplex English
- simplism English
- simplist English
- simplistic English
- simply English
- supersimple English
- ultrasimple English
- unsimple English
- persimplex Latin
- simplex Latin
- simpliciter Latin
- simpel German
- simpel Dutch, Flemish
- archisimple French
- passé simple French
- semisimple French
- simple French
- simplement French
- simplesse French
- simplet French
- simplifier French
- simplissime French
- simple Spanish, Castilian
- *sem- Proto-Indo-European
- simpel Norwegian Bokmål
- simpel Swedish
- simpel Norwegian Nynorsk
- sympilte Middle English
- symplenesse Middle English
- symply Middle English
- simple Old French
- simplete Old French
- simple Catalan, Valencian
- simple Galician
- simplu Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- sîmpl'ye Norman
- simplez Old Portuguese
- simpel Middle Low German
- sempel Romansh
- simpel Romansh
- simple Asturian
- senp Haitian, Haitian Creole
- *sɨml Proto-Brythonic