Simper (n.) A constrained, self-conscious smile; an affected, silly smile; a smirk.
Simperer (n.) One who simpers.
Simpering () a. &. n. from Simper, v.
Simperingly (adv.) In a simpering manner.
Simple (a.) 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 (a.) Plain; unadorned; as, simple dress.
Simple (a.) Mere; not other than; being only.
Simple (a.) Not given to artifice, stratagem, or duplicity; undesigning; sincere; true.
Simple (a.) Artless in manner; unaffected; unconstrained; natural; inartificial;; straightforward.
Simple (a.) Direct; clear; intelligible; not abstruse or enigmatical; as, a simple statement; simple language.
Simple (a.) Weak in intellect; not wise or sagacious; of but moderate understanding or attainments; hence, foolish; silly.
Simple (a.) Not luxurious; without much variety; plain; as, a simple diet; a simple way of living.
Simple (a.) Humble; lowly; undistinguished.
Simple (a.) Without subdivisions; entire; as, a simple stem; a simple leaf.
Simple (a.) Not capable of being decomposed into anything more simple or ultimate by any means at present known; elementary; thus, atoms are regarded as simple bodies. Cf. Ultimate, a.
Simple (a.) Homogenous.
Simple (a.) Consisting of a single individual or zooid; as, a simple ascidian; -- opposed to compound.
Simple (a.) Something not mixed or compounded.
Simple (a.) A medicinal plant; -- so called because each vegetable was supposed to possess its particular virtue, and therefore to constitute a simple remedy.
Simple (a.) A drawloom.
Simple (a.) A part of the apparatus for raising the heddles of a drawloom.
Simple (a.) A feast which is not a double or a semidouble.
Simple (v. i.) To gather simples, or medicinal plants.
Simple-hearted (a.) Sincere; inguenuous; guileless.
Simple-minded (a.) Artless; guileless; simple-hearted; undesigning; unsuspecting; devoid of duplicity.
Simpleness (n.) The quality or state of being simple; simplicity.
Simpler (n.) One who collects simples, or medicinal plants; a herbalist; a simplist.
Simpless (n.) Simplicity; silliness.
Simpleton (n.) A person of weak intellect; a silly person.
Simplician (n.) One who is simple.
Simplicity (n.) The quality or state of being simple, unmixed, or uncompounded; as, the simplicity of metals or of earths.
Simplicity (n.) The quality or state of being not complex, or of consisting of few parts; as, the simplicity of a machine.
Simplicity (n.) Artlessness of mind; freedom from cunning or duplicity; lack of acuteness and sagacity.
Simplicity (n.) Freedom from artificial ornament, pretentious style, or luxury; plainness; as, simplicity of dress, of style, or of language; simplicity of diet; simplicity of life.
Simplicity (n.) Freedom from subtlety or abstruseness; clearness; as, the simplicity of a doctrine; the simplicity of an explanation or a demonstration.
Simplicity (n.) Weakness of intellect; silliness; folly.
Simplification (n.) The act of simplifying.
Simplified (imp. & p. p.) of Simplify
Simplifying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Simplify
Simplify (v. t.) To make simple; to make less complex; to make clear by giving the explanation for; to show an easier or shorter process for doing or making.
Simplist (n.) One skilled in simples, or medicinal plants; a simpler.
Simplistic (a.) Of or pertaining to simples, or a simplist.
Simplity (n.) Simplicity.
Simploce (n.) See Symploce.
Simply (adv.) In a simple manner or state; considered in or by itself; without addition; along; merely; solely; barely.
Simply (adv.) Plainly; without art or subtlety.
Simply (adv.) Weakly; foolishly.
Simulacher (n.) Alt. of Simulachre
Simulachre (n.) See Simulacrum.
Simulacra (pl. ) of Simulacrum
Simulacrum (n.) A likeness; a semblance; a mock appearance; a sham; -- now usually in a derogatory sense.
Simular (n.) One who pretends to be what he is not; one who, or that which, simulates or counterfeits something; a pretender.
Simular (a.) False; specious; counterfeit.
Simulate (a.) Feigned; pretended.
Simulated (imp. & p. p.) of Simulate
Simulating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Simulate
Simulate (v. t.) To assume the mere appearance of, without the reality; to assume the signs or indications of, falsely; to counterfeit; to feign.
Simulation (n.) The act of simulating, or assuming an appearance which is feigned, or not true; -- distinguished from dissimulation, which disguises or conceals what is true.
Simulator (n.) One who simulates, or feigns.
Simulatory (a.) Simulated, or capable of being simulated.
Simultaneity (n.) The quality or state of being simultaneous; simultaneousness.
Simultaneous (a.) Existing, happening, or done, at the same time; as, simultaneous events.
Simulty (n.) Private grudge or quarrel; as, domestic simulties.
Sin (adv., prep., & conj.) Old form of Since.
Sin (n.) Transgression of the law of God; disobedience of the divine command; any violation of God's will, either in purpose or conduct; moral deficiency in the character; iniquity; as, sins of omission and sins of commission.
Sin (n.) An offense, in general; a violation of propriety; a misdemeanor; as, a sin against good manners.
Sin (n.) A sin offering; a sacrifice for sin.
Sin (n.) An embodiment of sin; a very wicked person.
Sinned (imp. & p. p.) of Sin
Sinning (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Sin
Sin (n.) To depart voluntarily from the path of duty prescribed by God to man; to violate the divine law in any particular, by actual transgression or by the neglect or nonobservance of its injunctions; to violate any known rule of duty; -- often followed by against.
Sin (n.) To violate human rights, law, or propriety; to commit an offense; to trespass; to transgress.
Sinaic (a.) Alt. of Sinaitic
Sinaitic (a.) Of or pertaining to Mount Sinai; given or made at Mount Sinai; as, the Sinaitic law.
Sinalbin (n.) A glucoside found in the seeds of white mustard (Brassica alba, formerly Sinapis alba), and extracted as a white crystalline substance.
Sinamine (n.) A bitter white crystalline nitrogenous substance, obtained indirectly from oil of mustard and ammonia; -- called also allyl melamine.
Sinapate (n.) A salt of sinapic acid.
Sinapic (a.) Of or pertaining to sinapine; specifically, designating an acid (C11H12O5) related to gallic acid, and obtained by the decomposition of sinapine, as a white crystalline substance.
Sinapine (n.) An alkaloid occuring in the seeds of mustard. It is extracted, in combination with sulphocyanic acid, as a white crystalline substance, having a hot, bitter taste. When sinapine is isolated it is unstable and undergoes decomposition.
Sinapis (n.) A disused generic name for mustard; -- now called Brassica.
Sinapisin (n.) A substance extracted from mustard seed and probably identical with sinalbin.
Sinapism (n.) A plaster or poultice composed principally of powdered mustard seed, or containing the volatile oil of mustard seed. It is a powerful irritant.
Sinapoleic (a.) Of or pertaining to mustard oil; specifically, designating an acid of the oleic acid series said to occur in mistard oil.
Sinapoline (n.) A nitrogenous base, CO.(NH.C3H5)2, related to urea, extracted from mustard oil, and also produced artifically, as a white crystalline substance; -- called also diallyl urea.
Sincaline (n.) Choline.
Since (adv.) From a definite past time until now; as, he went a month ago, and I have not seen him since.
Since (adv.) In the time past, counting backward from the present; before this or now; ago.
Since (adv.) When or that.
Since (prep.) From the time of; in or during the time subsequent to; subsequently to; after; -- usually with a past event or time for the object.
Since (conj.) Seeing that; because; considering; -- formerly followed by that.
Sincere (superl.) Pure; unmixed; unadulterated.
Sincere (superl.) Whole; perfect; unhurt; uninjured.
Sincere (superl.) Being in reality what it appears to be; having a character which corresponds with the appearance; not falsely assumed; genuine; true; real; as, a sincere desire for knowledge; a sincere contempt for meanness.
Sincere (superl.) Honest; free from hypocrisy or dissimulation; as, a sincere friend; a sincere person.
Sincerely (adv.) In a sincere manner.
Sincerely (adv.) Purely; without alloy.
Sincerely (adv.) Honestly; unfeignedly; without dissimulation; as, to speak one's mind sincerely; to love virtue sincerely.
Sincereness (n.) Same as Sincerity.
Sincerity (n.) The quality or state of being sincere; honesty of mind or intention; freedom from simulation, hypocrisy, disguise, or false pretense; sincereness.
Sinch (n.) A saddle girth made of leather, canvas, woven horsehair, or woven grass.