semplice

English

Etymology

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Italian semplicebor.

English semplice

Borrowed from Italian semplice.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛmplɪtʃeɪ/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Adverb

semplice (not comparable)

1. (music) (To be played) simply, without embellishments.

Italian

Alternative forms

• sempice, semprice, simplice (obsolete)

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈsem.pli.t͡ʃe/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -emplitʃe
• Hyphenation: sém‧pli‧ce

Adjective

semplice m or f by sense (plural semplici, superlative semplicissimo)

1. simple

   Synonyms: ingenuo, mero

   Antonyms: complesso, complicato

2. easy

   Synonym: facile

   Antonym: difficile

Derived terms

• semplicemente
• sempliciotto
• semplicismo
• semplicità
• semplificare

Noun

semplice m or f by sense (plural semplici)

1. simple person
2. simpleton

   Synonym: sempliciotto