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simpler

/ˈsɪmpələ/SIM-puh-lur
/ˈsɪmpəlɚ/SIM-puh-lur

Meaningmore simple

Common meaning: easier

Other meanings: plainer

Journey through time

  1. Latinsimplicemsource
  2. Middle Englishsimplesource
  3. Englishsimple‘plain, not complex’
  4. Englishformed in English from simplesimpler‘easier’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from simple + -er.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), SIMPLE, p.554 · scan

Source words

  • simplicem Latin · source word “one-fold”

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