Adjective of simple
simple adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes
- 1not complicated; easy to understand or do synonym easy a simple solution The answer is really quite simple. This machine is very simple to use. We lost because we played badly. It's as simple as that. Give the necessary information but keep it simple. basic/plain
- 2basic or plain without anything extra or unnecessary simple but elegant clothes We had a simple meal of soup and bread.
The accommodations are simple but spacious. simple pleasures, like reading and walking opposite fancy
for emphasis - 3used before a noun to emphasize that it is exactly that and nothing else Nobody wanted to believe the simple truth. It was a matter of simple survival. It's nothing to worry about—just a simple headache. I had to do it for the simple reason that (= because) I couldn't trust anyone else. Thesaurusplain
- simple
- stark
- bare
- unequivocal
- plain used for talking about a fact that other people may not like to hear; honest and direct in way that other people may not like:The plain truth is that nobody really knows.
- simple [only before noun] used for talking about a fact that other people may not like to hear; very obvious and not complicated by anything else:The simple facts of the case proved that she was wrong.
- When it is being used to emphasize facts that other people may not like to hear, plain is usually used in the expression the plain fact/truth is that…Simple can be used in this way too, but it can also be used in a wider variety of structures and collocations (such as reason and matter):The problem was due to the simple fact that… The problem was due to the plain fact that… for the plain reason that…Expressions with simple often suggest impatience with other people's behavior.
- stark (somewhat formal) used for describing an unpleasant fact or difference that is very obvious:He had to face the stark reality of the situation. The simple/plain truth may be something that some people do not want to hear, but it may be good for them to hear it anyway. The stark truth is something particularly unpleasant and painful to accept.
- bare [only before noun] the most basic or simple, with nothing extra:She gave me only a bare outline of the plan.
- unequivocal (formal) expressing your opinion or intention very clearly and firmly:The reply was an unequivocal “no.”
- the plain/simple/stark/bare/unequivocal truth
- a(n) plain/simple/stark/unequivocal fact/statement
- a(n) plain/simple/unequivocal answer
with few parts - 4[usually before noun] consisting of only a few parts; not complicated in structure simple forms of life, for example amebas a simple machine (grammar) a simple sentence (= one with only one verb) ordinary
- 5[only before noun] (of a person) ordinary; not special I'm a simple country girl. not intelligent
- 6[not usually before noun] (of a person) not very intelligent; not mentally normal He's not crazy—just a little simple. grammar
- 7used to describe the present or past tense of a verb that is formed without using an auxiliary verb, as in She loves him (= the simple present tense) or He arrived late (= the simple past tense) see simply Idioms
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NAmE//ˈsɪmpl//
(simpler, simplest) You can also use more simple and most simple.
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simple adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes
Definition of simple adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
adjective
OPAL WOPAL S
/ˈsɪmpl/
/ˈsɪmpl/
(comparative simpler, superlative simplest)
You can also use more simple and most simple.Idioms
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not complicated; easy to understand or do synonym easy- a simple solution/explanation/question/task/example
- simple for somebody/something You will soon see that what once seemed impossible is now simple for you.
- something is simple to do This machine is very simple to use.
- something is simple for somebody to do The game is supposed to be simple for anyone to play.
- it is simple to do something It's too simple to blame the lack of manufacturing jobs on the last government.
- Give the necessary information but keep it simple.
- it is simple for somebody to do something It would be much simpler for me to go there myself and sort things out.
- We lost because we played badly. It's as simple as that.
- If you enjoy your workout, you'll want to do it. It's that simple.
- It all sounds simple enough.
- Let me make it simple —this is going to take years to do.
- These are bad guys, plain and simple.
- The answer is really quite simple.
- There must be a simpler way of doing this.
- In simple terms, the more saturated fat something contains, the less healthy it is.
- a relatively simple process
Extra Examples
- I found the work fairly simple.
- Is all this technology making our lives simpler?
- It is a brilliantly simple idea.
- The logic of the plan was devastatingly simple.
- Their approach is refreshingly simple and direct.
- This seemingly simple task ended up taking hours.
- a deceptively simple technique
- Shopping on the internet can be safe if you follow a few simple rules.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
- appear
- be
- look
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
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basic or plain without anything extra or unnecessary- simple but elegant clothes
- We had a simple meal of soup and bread.
- The accommodation is simple but spacious.
- The simple things in life are often the best.
- He was pleased to live the simple life and enjoy nature around him.
- simple pleasures, like reading and walking
- The engine design is elegantly simple.
- contemporary furniture that is simple in design
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
- appear
- be
- look
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
See full entry
used before a noun to emphasize that it is exactly that and nothing else- We cannot ignore the simple fact that the country cannot sustain the current level of economic growth.
- The simple truth is that we just can't afford it.
- It's a simple matter of giving them enough to eat.
- It was a matter of simple survival.
- It's nothing to worry about—just a simple headache.
- I had to do it for the simple reason that (= because) I couldn't trust anyone else.
- A simple majority is all that is required.
- The simple act of eating raises your metabolism.
Synonyms plainplain
- simple
- stark
- bare
- unequivocal
These words all describe statements, often about something unpleasant, that are very clear, not trying to hide anything, and not using more words than necessary.
- plain used for talking about a fact that other people may not like to hear; honest and direct in a way that other people may not like:
- The plain fact is that nobody really knows.
- The plain fact is that nobody really knows.
- simple [only before noun] used for talking about a fact that other people may not like to hear; very obvious and not complicated by anything else:
- The simple truth is that we just can’t afford it.
plain or simple?When it is being used to emphasize facts that other people may not like to hear, plain is usually used in the expression the plain fact/truth is that… Simple can be used in this way too, but it can also be used in a wider variety of structures and collocations (such as reason and matter): The problem was due to the simple fact that… • The problem was due to the plain fact that… • for the plain reason that… • It’s a plain matter of… Expressions with simple often suggest impatience with other people’s behaviour.
- stark (rather formal) used for describing an unpleasant fact or difference that is very obvious:
- The stark truth is that there is not enough money left.
- The stark truth is that there is not enough money left.
- bare [only before noun] the most basic or simple, with nothing extra:
- She gave me only the bare facts of the case.
- unequivocal (formal) expressing your opinion or intention very clearly and firmly:
- The reply was an unequivocal ‘no’.
Patterns
- the plain/simple/stark/bare/unequivocal truth
- a(n) plain/simple/stark/bare/unequivocal fact/statement
- a(n) plain/simple/unequivocal answer
Extra Examples
- In some cases his argument is based on simple ignorance.
- Nobody wanted to believe the simple truth.
- These proposals are no more than simple common sense.
- We cannot ignore the simple fact that the country cannot sustain the current level of economic growth.
[usually before noun] consisting of only a few parts; not complicated in structure- simple forms of life, for example amoebas
- a simple machine
- (grammar) a simple sentence (= one with only one verb)
- a simple model of a business market
- [only before noun] (of a person) ordinary; not special
- I'm a simple country girl.
- The poem describes simple young soldiers in the Civil War.
- [not usually before noun] (old-fashioned, offensive) (of a person) slow to learn; having a learning disability
- used to describe the present or past tense of a verb that is formed without using an auxiliary verb, as in She loves him (= the simple present tense) or He arrived late (= the simple past tense) see also simply
easy
basic/plain
for emphasis
with few parts
ordinary
slow to learn
grammar
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, from Latin simplus.
Idioms
pure and simple
- used after the noun that it refers to in order to emphasize that there is nothing but the thing you have just mentioned involved in something
- It's laziness, pure and simple.
- The man wants revenge, pure and simple.
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Synonyms and antonyms «simple» - analysis and associations to the word simple. Morphological analysis and declension of words
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Translation of the word simple
We offer translations of simple into English, German and French.
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- English
- German
- French
- simple - light, ordinary
- simple example
- mere coincidence
- plain man - plain man
- common people - common people
- straightforward - straight, light
- straightforward procedure
- easy solution
- Prime - Primary
- uncomplicated
- simply - only, lightness
- basic - basic
- basic arithmetic
- elementary elementary
- elementary truth
- pure - flawless
- plain text
- humble - submissive, unpretentious
- humble peasants
- primitive primitive
- primitive type
- unsophisticated unsophisticated
- bare - bare
- rustic rustic
- austere - strict
- silly - stupid
- childlike
- severe - heavy
- downtime - downtime, shutdown
- unplanned downtime
- forced outage - forced outage
- idle - idle
- idle period - idle period
- bald - naked
- native - native
- einfach - light, uncomplicated, ordinary
- rather simple - ganz einfacher
- the easiest to use - leicht bedienbaren
- simple elegance - schlichte Eleganz
- simpel - simple
- relatively simple - relativ simpel
- natural - normal
- kinderleicht - very simple
- schlecht
- niedrig
- plan - understandable
- primitiv - plain
- bescheiden - miserable
- gemein - regular
- common people make gemeines Volk
- elementar elementary
- prime
- harmlos - simple
- landlich
- Stillstand - stop
- Ausfall - failure
- long idle - langer Ausfall
- Ausfallzeit - idle time
- Betriebsunterbrechung - out of service
- Ruhezeit - rest period
- Fehlzeit
- Standzeit - service life
- Wartezeit - waiting time
- Liegezeit - lay time
- Ausfallen - failure
- simple - light, strict, ordinary
- simple majority - majorité simple
- easy installation - une installation aisée
- simple style - style sobre
- inactivate
- temps mort
- ordinaire - regular
- common people - gens ordinaires
- common people
- premier - the simplest
- pur - clear, clean
- plain water - eau pure
- tout simple
- temps de panne
- immobilisation
- pur et simple - unconditional
- simple comme bonjour
- trivial
- simplicité — simplicity
- simple operation - simplicité de gestion
- indisponibilité
- simple system - indisponibilité du système
- arrêt - shutdown
- simple network - arrêt du réseau
- nature - view
- peuple - people
- surestaries
- souffrance
- chômage - stop
Relationship with other words
Words starting with simple-:
- simple
- simple
- plain
- plain
Words ending in -simple:
- simple
- difficult
- semi-simple
- pseudosimple
- plain
Hypo-hyperonymic relations
simple accessible
What or who can be simple (nouns)?
Anagrams of the word simple
simple
Antonyms of the word simple
intricate intricate bizarre complex
Hyponyms of the word simple
- accessible naive ingenuous lapidary harsh
- readable
Sphere of use of the word simple
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Morphological analysis (part of speech) of the word simple
Adjective - Umskul Textbook
On this page you will learn:
- Which adjectives can contain three letters E at once?
- Why did the adjective get its name?
- Which category of adjectives is the most unique?
This is the Russian language police, hello! Don't worry, you're not under arrest, our job is to help.
Today we will focus on the adjective and its main characteristics - we will analyze those of them that are most often mistaken. Is this part of speech as simple as it seems at first glance?
Adjective
We think that many people know the definition of an adjective since elementary school. It is usually taught in the second grade, right after the noun.
The adjective is a part of speech that denotes a sign of an object and answers the questions “what?”, “whose?”.
Everything seems simple, what can cause difficulties? Adjectives have several traps into which they can lure the student - these are:
- degrees of comparison;
- bits;
- ability to disguise itself as other parts of speech.
In this article, we will gradually learn how to bypass each of the "traps" of the adjective.
Degrees of comparison of adjectives
Let's start with degrees of comparison.
There are three degrees:
- positive;
- comparative;
- excellent.
All of them can be compared with a swing-balancer. How exactly? Let's consider in more detail.
Positive degree
The swing is empty, one end remains on the ground: this is the initial, positive degree of comparison. She represents original adjective from which other degrees are derived. This is the base. It has no comparison. Usually, students and teachers do not even give names to such adjectives.
Consider examples: sweet, sad, tasty, doggy.
Comparative degree
The balance swing is connected by a special design that allows one part to go up and the other part to go down. This is where the comparative degree is located: the mechanism compares the two weights on the swing and determines the “winner” .
The comparative degree denotes how the feature of one object differs from the feature of another.
Shrek smarter than donkey Puss in Boots bolder Pinocchio.
The comparative degree can be simple and complex.
- A simple degree is formed using the suffixes -ee/-ee/-e .
For example: sweeter, faster, thinner.
- A compound degree is formed using the words "more" and "less" .
For example: more sweet, less sweet.
Superlatives
The second part of the swing soars up, surpassing the first and rising above it. It has a superlative degree. It denotes the quality of an object, expressed to the greatest or least extent.
Superlatives can also be simple or complex.
- A simple degree is formed using the suffixes -eis-/-ais- .
For example: strongest, rarest.
- A complex degree is formed using the words "most", "most", "least" .
For example: fastest, smartest, least strict.
Adjective digits
Meet KOP. This is the name of the chief police officer from the adjectives department. It regulates the competent distribution of words of this part of speech into categories. And in his name, as you might guess, are hidden names of all categories of adjectives. There are three of them in Russian:
- quality;
- relative;
- possessive.
Quality adjectives
How is the quality of an object, such as coffee, determined? Many people love strong, sweet coffee . Other people will prefer tea: black, green, or maybe white. All these characteristics are expressed by qualitative adjectives.
Qualitative adjectives - is a category of adjectives denoting the external characteristics or internal properties of an object.
They indicate the specific qualities of the object : weight, color, type, size, and so on. Qualitative adjectives have a degree of comparison, unlike other categories. This means that the attribute of an object can be expressed to a greater or lesser extent. So, coffee can be tastier than tea, but nastier than cocoa. Also coffee can be the richest.
Also many words can be matched with antonyms (words opposite in meaning). We studied such a concept in the article "Vocabulary". The only point: it will not be possible to find antonyms for colors, although artists will argue with us.
| Which adjectives can contain three letters E at once? Is this possible? Of course, it's Russian! These qualitative adjectives are formed from the word "neck": long-necked, thick-necked |
Qualitative adjectives can also be shortened and shortened: light - light .
Let's find a quality adjective in the list and try to find an antonym, form a short form, comparative and superlative:
cat food, smart kid, adventure novel
A suitable adjective would be " smart".
Antonyms: smart - stupid. Comparative degree: is smarter.
Superlatives: is the smartest. Short form: smart
Relative adjectives
Some items may have a "close relationship" with other items.
Relative adjectives can show the material from which the object is made, its position in space or time, indicate the purpose of the object, etc.
So, we can say that the USE is Russian, as it is written in Russia. Conventionally, the exam "belongs" to the country, refers to it. And the hanger will be wall-mounted, as it hangs on the wall, "belongs" to it. Thus, phrase with relative adjective can be replaced by phrase with noun .
Relative adjectives - is a class of adjectives that indicate the relationship of one thing to another.
Such an adjective cannot be expressed to a greater or lesser extent, it is permanent. Also, they do not form a short form, are not used with the word "very", do not have antonyms.
| Why did the adjective get its name? Let's read an excerpt from the comedy by D.I. Fonvizin "Undergrowth": Pravdin. Door, for example, what name: noun or adjective? From this scene you can understand why Mitrofan got confused. |
The name "adjective" comes from the Latin verb adicio, which means "to attach". This part of speech is always "attached" or "attached" to something, adding some kind of feature. Let's return to the list of words that we analyzed a little higher. We found a quality adjective in the list, but who can be called relative?
cat food, adventure novel
" Adventure " is a relative adjective. We can replace it with a combination of nouns with a preposition: an adventure novel. Antonyms, comparative degree or short form cannot be found.
Possessive adjectives
And now let's talk about the second type of "relationship": thing — living being.
Our COP has a friend Vasya, who brought a birthday cake to the department today. About dessert, we can say that this is Vasya's cake, it "belongs" to him.
KOP gave a friend a book - "A Hero of Our Time".
We can say that this is Lermontov's novel, it "belongs" to M.Yu. Lermontov, the author wrote it. The difference with relative adjectives is that in this case the object belongs to a living being.
Possessive adjectives - is a category of adjectives that indicate belonging to a living being/person.
These adjectives also do not have degrees of comparison, antonyms, short form.
| Which category of adjectives is the most unique? Qualitative adjectives differ in that only they have antonyms, a short form and a comparative degree. |
And now we come to the trickiest adjective ability, thanks to which it could become an "undercover cop." This is the ability to disguise itself as other parts of speech, so masterfully that it is sometimes extremely difficult to distinguish.
Noun or adjective?
Today in canteen there were the most delicious buns! And also hot I was amazed: it was pasta!
Why do we need these offers? Here everything is clear, we are talking about objects, which means they are nouns.
Although they look like adjectives...
Indeed, these are nouns, but they were formed from adjectives. Such a process is called buzzword substantiation or "reification". We took a sign and turned it into a thing, moved from one part of speech to another.
This technique helps us form new words and simplify the language. We will understand what is at stake even without a noun, if there is a context:
The wounded (fighter) recovered quickly. Heroes don't die!
Living room (room) was lit with purple garlands. Am I on Euphoria?
Beloved (human) gave me a ticket to the new Spider-Man.
What conclusion can we draw? If we are talking about an object, then we have a noun. If we have a sign in front of us (plus there is a noun to which the word refers), we can say with confidence that this is an adjective:
Ice cream the meat was in the refrigerator – adjective here .
Ice cream was in the refrigerator – is a noun here.
This topic has been sorted out, but the adjective can be confused not only with the noun.
How to distinguish a verbal adjective from a participle?
Participle is a part of speech formed from a verb. You can also form an adjective from a verb stem:
Scattered groats. (communion)
Scattered people. (adjective)
Fried potatoes . (adjective)
Butter-fried potatoes . (participle)
Let's make a comparison table to make it easier to identify these parts of speech in sentences:
Now we can distinguish a participle from a verbal adjective. However, the difficulties do not end there. Let's compare the parts of speech again.
How to distinguish a short adjective from other parts of speech?
What does a short adjective look like? Let's take an ordinary adjective and cut off the ending:
sunny → sunny
fast → fast
Wait, but doesn't that sound like an adverb? How not to get confused?
We need to look at what role the word plays in the sentence.
Compare two sentences:
I love it when coffee is made quickly .
The animal was fast .
In the first case, the word "quickly" refers to the verb and denotes a feature of action :
How is coffee made? Fast.
Feature 9 is presented in the second case0607 items:
What was the animal? Fast.
We can also confuse short participle and short adjective . This will affect not only the role in the sentence, but also the spelling.
Let's compare two sentences:
Hermione was well brought up.
Hermione was smart and well-mannered.
In the first case we characterize the process, Hermione was brought up well. If the meaning is related to action , we can be sure that we are dealing with a short participle.
In the second case, we describe the quality of Hermione, what kind of person she is. This means that we have a short adjective.
Based on our reasoning, let's make a table again:
Let's consolidate knowledge in practice. Let's analyze the task from the block of additional tasks for preparing for the exam:
What morphological characteristic can be given to the word "close" from sentence 2?
1. adverb
2. short participle
3. short adjective
(1) We have long wanted to develop our own game. (2) However, are close to this only yesterday, when we received a notification about the new hackathon by mail.
Let's try to replace our word with another one: We have become close to this.
The word "close" characterizes our quality, so this is a short adjective.
Answer: 3
Morphological analysis of adjectives
We talked about morphological analysis in the article about nouns.
Let's figure out what needs to be written in the case of adjectives.
constant signs of an adjective include:
- Discharge (qualitative, relative, possessive).
non-permanent features of the adjective include:
- Gen.
- Plural/singular.
- Case.
- Long/short form.
- Degree of comparison.
Let's try to parse the adjective "grandfather's" :
1. Constant features: possessive.
2. Variable characters: neuter, singular, nominative, full form, positive degree.
Let's do one more thing. Word "cool" :
1. Constant signs: quality.
2. Non-permanent characters: feminine, singular, short form.
Adjectives in short forms cannot be declined in cases.
So, we did a great job and figured out one of the basic topics of the Russian language.
Now you will not get confused in the ranks of adjectives and will be able to confidently distinguish them from other parts of speech.
Factcheck
- The names of three categories of adjectives add up to abbreviation KOP - qualitative, relative, possessive.
- Only qualitative adjectives have degrees of comparison, antonyms and a short form.
- There are three degrees of comparison : positive, comparative, excellent. The last two are formed using suffixes and special words.
- There is a difference between the participle and the verbal adjective : the second has no dependent words, usually no prefixes, it is formed from imperfective verbs.
- In order to distinguish a short adjective from other parts of speech , you need to pay attention to the meaning of the word, its role in the sentence and what it can be replaced with.
Test yourself
Task 1.
Which category of adjectives has a short form?
- possessive
- qualitative
- relative
Task 2.
What category of adjectives indicates that an object belongs to a living person/creature?
- attractive
- High -quality
- relative
Task 3.
What part of the speech is the highlighted word: “Dishes for a long time washed ” ?
- short participle
- short adjective
- adverb
- verb
Task 4.
What degree of comparison is formed using the word "least"?
- complex comparative
- simple superlative
- complex superlative
Task 5.
Which sentence contains a short adjective?
- It is necessary to do the task well in order to be approved.
- The ring was not enough for me.
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