semplice

English

Etymology

From Italian semplice.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɛmplɪtʃeɪ/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

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/[1][2]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -emplitʃe
  • Hyphenation: sém‧pli‧ce

Adjective

semplice m or f (plural semplici, superlative semplicissimo)

  1. simple
    Synonyms: ingenuo, mero
    Antonyms: complesso, complicato
  2. easy
    Synonym: facile
    Antonym: difficile

Derived terms

Noun

semplice m or f by sense (plural semplici)

  1. simple person
  2. simpleton
    Synonym: sempliciotto

References

  1. ^ semplice in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
  2. ^ semplice in Bruno Migliorini et al., Dizionario d'ortografia e di pronunzia, Rai Eri, 2025
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