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English
Etymology
Italian semplice
Adverb
semplice (not comparable)
- (music) (To be played) simply, without embellishments.
Italian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Attested from ca. 1261. A cross of inherited sempice, semprice with Latin simplicem, from Proto-Indo-European *sem- (“together, one”) + *pleḱ- (“to plait, to weave”). Compare duplice, molteplice. Partial doublet of scempio.
Pronunciation
Adjective
semplice (plural semplici, superlative semplicissimo)
- simple
- Synonyms: facile, ingenuo, mero
- Antonyms: complesso, complicato
Noun
semplice m or f by sense (plural semplici)
- simple person
- simpleton
- Synonym: sempliciotto
Derived terms