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mere vs simple

simple vs mere

mere and simple both are nouns.

mere and simple both are adjectives.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
mere Yes Yes No No
simple Yes Yes No No
As adjectives, mere and simple are synonyms defined as:
  • mere and simple: apart from anything else; without additions or modifications
Other synonyms of mere include bare.
mere (noun) simple (noun)
a small pond of standing water a person lacking intelligence or common sense
any herbaceous plant having medicinal properties
mere (adjective) simple (adjective)
apart from anything else; without additions or modifications (botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions
being nothing more than specified having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
easy and not involved or complicated
exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity
unornamented
lacking mental capacity and subtlety
apart from anything else; without additions or modifications
Difference between mere and simple

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