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simple (adjective), more simple, most simple
This entry is located in the following unit: simal-, simil-, simul-, -semble (page 3)
simple, simplistic
simple (SIM puhl) (adjective)
1. Not requiring a high degree of sophisticated understanding: "The directions looked so simple that even my three-year old nephew could understand them."
2. Unconditional, readily understood, and uncomplicated: "The conditions of the warranty for the new vacuum cleaner were simple to understand."
3. Not special or unusual: "He enjoys the simple pleasures of spending time with his wife and children when he gets home from work."
simplistic (sim PLIS tik) (adjective)
1. The presentation of a problem in a manner that seems deceptively easy and ignores certain relevant information: "To say that the butler did it seems like a simplistic approach to solving the mystery."
2. Not complete or thorough enough, or not treating or considering all the possibilities or parts: "The scientist's simplistic interpretation of the results failed to clarify what actually happened."

It is not so simple just to give simplistic explanations for the current situation. Much more research is required before an adequate solution can be determined.

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(Greek: simple, simply; single, one, once)
(Greek: denoting u-shaped [upsilon-shaped]; hyoid bone, literally, "mere" or "simple" y, ypsilon)
(Latin: country, farm, land, open land; of the country, simple; living in the country)
(Greek > Latin: layer of simple cells lining the inner surface of the circulatory organs)
(Greek: young branch, shoot; thallus, a simple-plant body with undifferentiated root, stem, and leaf)
Word Entries containing the term: “simple
blepharitis simplex, simple blepharitis
Mild inflammation of the borders of the eyelids with the formation of moist yellow crusts on the ciliary margins which glue the eyelids together.
This entry is located in the following unit: blepharo-, blephar- + (page 2)
pure and simple (phrase)
Used for emphasis: When Billy deliberately bumped into Jenny in the hallway after English class, it was revenge, pure and simple, because she told their teacher that he was cheating on the vocabulary quiz.
This entry is located in the following unit: purg- (page 1)
simple mastectomy, total mastectomy
1. Treatment of breast cancer in which the breast, nipple, areola (small darkened area around the nipple of the breast), and the involved overlying skin is removed.
2. Removal of one or both breasts, but not the lymph nodes.
This entry is located in the following units: -ectomy, -ectome, -ectomize (page 28) masto-, mast-, -mastia, -masty + (page 3)