Simple vs. Easy — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Simple and Easy
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Definitions
Simple➦
Easily understood or done; presenting no difficulty
A simple solution
Camcorders are now so simple to operate
Easy➦
Achieved without great effort; presenting few difficulties
An easy way of retrieving information
Simple➦
Plain, basic, or uncomplicated in form, nature, or design; without much decoration or ornamentation
The house is furnished in a simple country style
A simple white blouse
Easy➦
(of a period of time or way of life) free from worries or problems
Promises of an easy life in the New World
Simple➦
Composed of a single element; not compound.
Easy➦
(of an object of attack or criticism) having no defence; vulnerable
As a taxi driver he was an easy target
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Simple➦
Of very low intelligence.
Easy➦
Without difficulty or effort
We all scared real easy in those days
Simple➦
A medicinal herb, or a medicine made from one
The gatherers of simples
Easy➦
Be careful
Easy, girl—you'll knock me over!
Simple➦
Used to convey that something is very straightforward
I don't overanalyse. I listen, I like, I buy. Simple!
Easy➦
Capable of being accomplished or acquired with ease; posing no difficulty
An easy victory.
An easy problem.
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Simple➦
Having few parts or features; not complicated or elaborate
A house with a simple floor plan.
Easy➦
Likely to happen by accident or without intention
It's easy to slip on the wet floor. It's easy to push the wrong button.
Simple➦
Easy to understand, do, or carry out
A simple set of instructions.
A simple chore.
Easy➦
Requiring or exhibiting little effort or endeavor; undemanding
Took the easy way out of her problems.
Wasn't satisfied with easy answers.
Simple➦
Having or composed of only one thing, element, or part
A simple chemical substance.
Easy➦
Free from worry, anxiety, trouble, or pain
My mind was easy, knowing that I had done my best.
Simple➦
Being without additions or modifications; mere
A simple "yes" or "no.".
Easy➦
Affording comfort or relief; soothing
Soft light that was easy on the eyes.
Simple➦
(Biology) Having no divisions or branches; not compound
A simple leaf.
A simple eye or lens.
Easy➦
Prosperous; well-off
Easy living.
Easy circumstances.
Simple➦
(Music) Being without figuration or elaboration
A simple tone.
Easy➦
Causing little hardship or distress
An easy penalty.
A habit that isn't easy to give up.
Simple➦
Having little or no ornamentation; not embellished or adorned
A simple dress.
Easy➦
Socially at ease
An easy, good-natured manner.
Simple➦
Not characterized by luxury or elaborate commitments
Simple living.
Easy➦
Relaxed in attitude; easygoing
An easy disposition.
Simple➦
Not pretentious, guileful, or deceitful; humble or sincere
A simple child.
Told us about his achievement in the simplest manner.
Easy➦
Not strict or severe; lenient
An easy teacher.
Easy standards.
Simple➦
Having or showing little intelligence, education, or experience
Simple people who have trouble understanding health regulations.
Easy➦
Readily exploited, imposed on, or tricked
An easy mark.
An easy victim.
Simple➦
Lowly in condition or rank
A simple woodcutter.
Easy➦
Not hurried or forced; moderate
An easy pace.
An easy walk around the block.
Simple➦
A medicinal plant or the medicine obtained from it.
Easy➦
Light; gentle
An easy tap on the shoulder.
Simple➦
Uncomplicated; taken by itself, with nothing added.
Easy➦
Not steep or abrupt; gradual
An easy climb.
Simple➦
Without ornamentation; plain.
Easy➦
Less in demand and therefore readily obtainable
Commodities are easier this quarter.
Simple➦
Free from duplicity; guileless, innocent, straightforward.
Easy➦
Plentiful and therefore at low interest rates
Easy money.
Simple➦
Undistinguished in social condition; of no special rank.
Easy➦
Promiscuous; loose.
Simple➦
Trivial; insignificant.
Easy➦
Without haste or agitation
Relax and take it easy for a while.
Simple➦
Feeble-minded; foolish.
Easy➦
With little effort; easily
Success that came too easy.
Simple➦
Structurally uncomplicated.
Easy➦
In a restrained or moderate manner
Go easy on the butter.
Simple➦
Consisting of one single substance; uncompounded.
Easy➦
Without much hardship or cost
Got off easy with only a small fine.
Simple➦
(mathematics) Of a group: having no normal subgroup.
Easy➦
Comfortable; at ease.
Now that I know it's taken care of, I can rest easy at night.
Simple➦
(botany) Not compound, but possibly lobed.
Easy➦
Requiring little skill or effort.
It's often easy to wake up but hard to get up.
The teacher gave an easy test to her students.
Simple➦
Using steam only once in its cylinders, in contrast to a compound engine, where steam is used more than once in high-pressure and low-pressure cylinders.
Easy➦
Causing ease; giving comfort, or freedom from care or labour.
Rich people live in easy circumstances.
An easy chair
Simple➦
(zoology) Consisting of a single individual or zooid; not compound.
A simple ascidian
Easy➦
Free from constraint, harshness, or formality; unconstrained; smooth.
Easy manners; an easy style
Simple➦
(mineralogy) Homogenous.
Easy➦
Consenting readily to sex.
She has a reputation for being easy; they say she slept with half the senior class.
Simple➦
(obsolete) Mere; not other than; being only.
Easy➦
Not making resistance or showing unwillingness; tractable; yielding; compliant.
Simple➦
(pharmaceutical drug) A herbal preparation made from one plant, as opposed to something made from more than one plant.
Easy➦
Not straitened as to money matters; opposed to tight.
The market is easy.
Simple➦
A physician.
Easy➦
In a relaxed or casual manner.
After his illness, John decided to take it easy.
Everything comes easy to her.
Simple➦
(logic) A simple or atomic proposition.
Easy➦
In a manner without strictness or harshness.
Jane went easier on him after he broke his arm.
Simple➦
(obsolete) Something not mixed or compounded.
Easy➦
At the very least.
This project will cost 15 million dollars, easy.
Simple➦
(weaving) A drawloom.
Easy➦
Something that is easy. en
Simple➦
(weaving) Part of the apparatus for raising the heddles of a drawloom.
Easy➦
(rowing) easy-oar
Simple➦
(Roman Catholicism) A feast which is not a double or a semidouble.
Easy➦
At ease; free from pain, trouble, or constraint
Simple➦
To gather simples, i.e. medicinal herbs.
Easy➦
Not causing, or attended with, pain or disquiet, or much exertion; affording ease or rest; as, an easy carriage; a ship having an easy motion; easy movements, as in dancing.
Simple➦
Single; not complex; not infolded or entangled; uncombined; not compounded; not blended with something else; not complicated; as, a simple substance; a simple idea; a simple sound; a simple machine; a simple problem; simple tasks.
Easy➦
Not difficult; requiring little labor or effort; slight; inconsiderable; as, an easy task; an easy victory.
It were an easy leap.
Simple➦
Plain; unadorned; as, simple dress.
Easy➦
Causing ease; giving freedom from care or labor; furnishing comfort; commodious; as, easy circumstances; an easy chair or cushion.
Simple➦
Mere; not other than; being only.
A medicine . . . whose simple touchIs powerful to araise King Pepin.
Easy➦
Not making resistance or showing unwillingness; tractable; yielding; complying; ready.
He gained their easy hearts.
He is too tyrannical to be an easy monarch.
Simple➦
Not given to artifice, stratagem, or duplicity; undesigning; sincere; true.
Full many fine men go upon my score, as simple as I stand here, and I trust them.
Must thou trust Tradition's simple tongue?
To be simple is to be great.
Easy➦
Moderate; sparing; frugal.
Simple➦
Artless in manner; unaffected; unconstrained; natural; inartificial;; straightforward.
In simple manners all the secret lies.
Easy➦
Not straitened as to money matters; as, the market is easy; - opposed to tight.
Simple➦
Direct; clear; intelligible; not abstruse or enigmatical; as, a simple statement; simple language.
Easy➦
Posing no difficulty; requiring little effort;
An easy job
An easy problem
An easy victory
The house is easy to heat
Satisfied with easy answers
Took the easy way out of his dilemma
Simple➦
Weak in intellect; not wise or sagacious; of but moderate understanding or attainments; hence, foolish; silly.
The simple believeth every word; but the prudent man looketh well to his going.
Easy➦
Not hurried or forced;
An easy walk around the block
At a leisurely (or easygoing) pace
Simple➦
Not luxurious; without much variety; plain; as, a simple diet; a simple way of living.
Thy simple fare and all thy plain delights.
Easy➦
Free from worry or anxiety;
Knowing that I had done my best, my mind was easy
An easy good-natured manner
By the time the child faced the actual problem of reading she was familiar and at ease with all the elements words
Simple➦
Humble; lowly; undistinguished.
A simple husbandman in garments gray.
Clergy and laity, male and female, gentle and simple made the fuel of the same fire.
Easy➦
Affording pleasure;
Easy good looks
Simple➦
Without subdivisions; entire; as, a simple stem; a simple leaf.
Easy➦
Having little impact;
An easy pat on the shoulder
Gentle rain
A gentle breeze
A soft (or light) tapping at the window
Simple➦
Homogenous.
Easy➦
In fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich;
They were comfortable or even wealthy by some standards
Easy living
A prosperous family
His family is well-situated financially
Well-to-do members of the community
Simple➦
Consisting of a single individual or zooid; as, a simple ascidian; - opposed to compound.
I am a simple woman, much too weakTo oppose your cunning.
He is the companion of the silliest people in their most silly pleasure; he is ready for every impertinent entertainment and diversion.
Easy➦
Not harsh; causing little distress;
An easy penalty
Simple➦
Something not mixed or compounded.
Easy➦
Readily exploited or tricked;
An easy mark
An easy victim
Simple➦
A medicinal plant; - so called because each vegetable was supposed to possess its particular virtue, and therefore to constitute a simple remedy.
What virtue is in this remedy lies in the naked simple itself as it comes over from the Indies.
Easy➦
Marked by moderate steepness;
An easy climb
A gentle slope
Simple➦
A drawloom.
Easy➦
Performing adroitly and without effort;
Her easy grace
A facile hand
Simple➦
A feast which is not a double or a semidouble.
Easy➦
Not strict;
An easy teacher
Easy standards
Lenient rules
Simple➦
To gather simples, or medicinal plants.
As simpling on the flowery hills she [Circe] strayed.
Easy➦
Affording comfort;
Soft light that was easy on the eyes
Simple➦
Any herbaceous plant having medicinal properties
Easy➦
Casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior;
Her easy virtue
He was told to avoid loose (or light) women
Wanton behavior
Simple➦
A person lacking intelligence or common sense
Easy➦
Less in demand and therefore readily obtainable;
Commodities are easy this quarter
Simple➦
Having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved;
A simple problem
Simple mechanisms
A simple design
A simple substance
Easy➦
Plentiful and therefore at low interest rates; easy to come by;
Easy money
Simple➦
Easy and not involved or complicated;
An elementary problem in statistics
Elementary, my dear Watson
A simple game
Found an uncomplicated solution to the problem
Easy➦
With ease (`easy' is sometimes used informally for `easily');
She was easily excited
Was easily confused
He won easily
This china breaks very easily
Success came too easy
Simple➦
Apart from anything else; without additions or modifications;
Only the bare facts
Shocked by the mere idea
The simple passage of time was enough
The simple truth
Easy➦
Without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly');
He spoke slowly
Go easy here--the road is slippery
Glaciers move tardily
Please go slow so I can see the sights
Simple➦
Exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity;
Childlike trust
Dewy-eyed innocence
Simple courtesy
Easy➦
In a relaxed manner; or without hardship;
Just wanted to take it easy
Simple➦
Lacking mental capacity and devoid of subtlety
Simple➦
(botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions
Simple➦
Not elaborate in style; unornamented;
A simple country schoolhouse
Her black dress--simple to austerity
