Simple vs. Pimple — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Simple and Pimple
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Definitions
Simple➦
Easily understood or done; presenting no difficulty
A simple solution
Camcorders are now so simple to operate
Pimple➦
A pimple is a kind of comedo that results from excess sebum and dead skin cells getting trapped in the pores of the skin. In its aggravated state, it may evolve into a pustule or papules.
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
Pimple➦
A small swelling of the skin, usually caused by acne; a papule or pustule.
Simple➦
Composed of a single element; not compound.
Pimple➦
(dermatology) An inflamed (raised and colored) spot on the surface of the skin that is usually painful and fills with pus.
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Simple➦
Of very low intelligence.
Pimple➦
(slang) An annoying person.
Simple➦
A medicinal herb, or a medicine made from one
The gatherers of simples
Pimple➦
(Cockney rhyming slang) Scotch whisky
Pimple and blotch
Simple➦
Used to convey that something is very straightforward
I don't overanalyse. I listen, I like, I buy. Simple!
Pimple➦
To develop pimples
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Simple➦
Having few parts or features; not complicated or elaborate
A house with a simple floor plan.
Pimple➦
Any small acuminated elevation of the cuticle, whether going on to suppuration or not.
Simple➦
Easy to understand, do, or carry out
A simple set of instructions.
A simple chore.
Pimple➦
Fig.: A swelling or protuberance like a pimple.
Simple➦
Having or composed of only one thing, element, or part
A simple chemical substance.
Pimple➦
A small inflamed elevation of the skin; a pustule or papule; common symptom in acne
Simple➦
Being without additions or modifications; mere
A simple "yes" or "no.".
Simple➦
(Biology) Having no divisions or branches; not compound
A simple leaf.
A simple eye or lens.
Simple➦
(Music) Being without figuration or elaboration
A simple tone.
Simple➦
Having little or no ornamentation; not embellished or adorned
A simple dress.
Simple➦
Not characterized by luxury or elaborate commitments
Simple living.
Simple➦
Not pretentious, guileful, or deceitful; humble or sincere
A simple child.
Told us about his achievement in the simplest manner.
Simple➦
Having or showing little intelligence, education, or experience
Simple people who have trouble understanding health regulations.
Simple➦
Lowly in condition or rank
A simple woodcutter.
Simple➦
A medicinal plant or the medicine obtained from it.
Simple➦
Uncomplicated; taken by itself, with nothing added.
Simple➦
Without ornamentation; plain.
Simple➦
Free from duplicity; guileless, innocent, straightforward.
Simple➦
Undistinguished in social condition; of no special rank.
Simple➦
Trivial; insignificant.
Simple➦
Feeble-minded; foolish.
Simple➦
Structurally uncomplicated.
Simple➦
Consisting of one single substance; uncompounded.
Simple➦
(mathematics) Of a group: having no normal subgroup.
Simple➦
(botany) Not compound, but possibly lobed.
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.
Simple➦
(zoology) Consisting of a single individual or zooid; not compound.
A simple ascidian
Simple➦
(mineralogy) Homogenous.
Simple➦
(obsolete) Mere; not other than; being only.
Simple➦
(pharmaceutical drug) A herbal preparation made from one plant, as opposed to something made from more than one plant.
Simple➦
A physician.
Simple➦
(logic) A simple or atomic proposition.
Simple➦
(obsolete) Something not mixed or compounded.
Simple➦
(weaving) A drawloom.
Simple➦
(weaving) Part of the apparatus for raising the heddles of a drawloom.
Simple➦
(Roman Catholicism) A feast which is not a double or a semidouble.
Simple➦
To gather simples, i.e. medicinal herbs.
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.
Simple➦
Plain; unadorned; as, simple dress.
Simple➦
Mere; not other than; being only.
A medicine . . . whose simple touchIs powerful to araise King Pepin.
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.
Simple➦
Artless in manner; unaffected; unconstrained; natural; inartificial;; straightforward.
In simple manners all the secret lies.
Simple➦
Direct; clear; intelligible; not abstruse or enigmatical; as, a simple statement; simple language.
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.
Simple➦
Not luxurious; without much variety; plain; as, a simple diet; a simple way of living.
Thy simple fare and all thy plain delights.
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.
Simple➦
Without subdivisions; entire; as, a simple stem; a simple leaf.
Simple➦
Homogenous.
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.
Simple➦
Something not mixed or compounded.
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.
Simple➦
A drawloom.
Simple➦
A feast which is not a double or a semidouble.
Simple➦
To gather simples, or medicinal plants.
As simpling on the flowery hills she [Circe] strayed.
Simple➦
Any herbaceous plant having medicinal properties
Simple➦
A person lacking intelligence or common sense
Simple➦
Having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved;
A simple problem
Simple mechanisms
A simple design
A simple substance
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
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
Simple➦
Exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity;
Childlike trust
Dewy-eyed innocence
Simple courtesy
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
