The scheme is simple and cheap to operate. It's a simple dish to prepare, consisting mainly of rice and vegetables. The plan seemed deceptively simple . Encyclopedias on CD-ROM include sound, illustrations and simple animations. Modification of the engine to run on lead-free fuel is fairly simple.
simple, foolish, silly, fatuous, asinine mean actually or apparently deficient in intelligence. simple implies a degree of intelligence inadequate to cope with anything complex or involving mental effort.
If you describe something as simple, you mean that it is not complicated, and is therefore easy to understand. ...simple pictures and diagrams. ...pages of simple advice on filling in your tax form. Buddhist ethics are simple but its practices can seem very complex to some.