semplice

English

Etymology

Italian semplice

Adverb

semplice (not comparable)

  1. (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
  • IPA(key): /ˈsem.pli.t͡ʃe/
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  • Rhymes: -emplitʃe
  • Hyphenation: sém‧pli‧ce

Adjective

semplice (plural semplici, superlative semplicissimo)

  1. simple
    Synonyms: facile, ingenuo, mero
    Antonyms: complesso, complicato

Noun

semplice m or f by sense (plural semplici)

  1. simple person
  2. simpleton
    Synonym: sempliciotto

Derived terms
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