semplice

semplice

English

Etymology

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Italian semplicebor.
English semplice

    Borrowed 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 by sense (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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