Standard Lemma guide

simplified

adj · noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈsɪmplɪfaɪd/
  • /ˈsɪmpləfaɪd/
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  • CMU ARPABET: S IH1 M P L AH0 F AY2 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Made more simple; having its complexity reduced.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Relating to simplified Chinese.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The traditional form of the character has twice as many strokes as the simplified form.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Ellipsis of simplified Chinese.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

simple past and past participle of simplify

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

made easy or uncomplicated

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مُبَسَّط (mubassaṭ) — made simpler
  • Czech: zjednodušený — made simpler
  • Danish: forenklet — made simpler
  • Finnish: yksinkertaistettu — made simpler
  • German: vereinfacht — made simpler
  • Greek: απλοποιημένος (aplopoiiménos) — made simpler
  • Hungarian: egyszerűsített — made simpler
  • Norwegian Bokmål: forenklet — made simpler
  • Norwegian Bokmål: forenkla — made simpler
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: forenkla — made simpler
  • Russian: упрощённый (uproščónnyj) — made simpler
  • Swedish: förenklad — made simpler
  • Ukrainian: спро́щений (spróščenyj) — made simpler
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