simplist

English

Etymology 1

From simple +‎ -ist.

Noun

simplist (plural simplists)

1. (archaic) One who gathers medicinal herbs; one who simples.

   Synonym: simpler

Etymology 2

Noun

simplist (plural simplists)

1. A proponent of simplism.
   • 2023 October 21, Simon Kuper, “The end of reading and the rise of simplism”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 17:

     The chief simplist, Donald Trump, speaks at the level of a fourth-grader.

Anagrams

• missplit, splitism

Romanian

Etymology

Etymology tree

French simple

Proto-Indo-European *-id-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti

Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)

Proto-Hellenic *-tās

Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs)

Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor.

Latin -istalbor.

French -iste

French simplistebor.

Romanian simplist

Borrowed from French simpliste.

Adjective

simplist m or n (feminine singular simplistă, masculine plural simpliști, feminine/neuter plural simpliste)

1. simplistic

Declension

Declension of simplist

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	simplist		simplistă	simpliști	simpliste
	definite	simplistul		simplista	simpliștii	simplistele
genitive- dative	indefinite	simplist		simpliste	simpliști	simpliste
	definite	simplistului		simplistei	simpliștilor	simplistelor