simple
→
stupid
4 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | English | |
| lexeme | simple | |
| meaning 1 | simple | There is no simple answer to this question. |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | stupid | I’m afraid Luke’s a bit simple. |
| reference | LDOCE | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | French | |
| lexeme | simple | |
| meaning 1 | simple | fournir des explications simples to provide simple explanations |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | stupid, naive | C'est un bon garçon, mais un peu simple. He is a kind boy but a bit simple. |
| reference | Larousse online | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Derivation | |
| language | Russian | |
| lexeme 1 | простой (prostoj) | |
| lexeme 2 | простак (prostak) | |
| meaning 1 | simple | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | simpleton | |
| reference | <personally collected data> | |
| comment | ||
| ACCEPTED Realization 4 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Borrowing | |
| language 1 | Russian | |
| language 2 | Gagauz | |
| lexeme 1 | prostoj | |
| lexeme 2 | prost | |
| meaning 1 | simple | |
| meaning 2 | fool, stupid | |
| reference | ||
| comment | ГРМС 375. | |