Chapter 1551

Sim"mer (?) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Simmered (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Simmering .] [Prov. E. also simper ; -- an onomatopoetic word.] To boil gently, or with a gentle hissing; to begin to boil.

I simmer as liquor doth on the fire before it beginneth to boil. Palsgrave.

Simmer <Xpage=1342>

Sim"mer , v. t. To cause to boil gently; to cook in liquid heated almost or just to the boiling point.

Simnel <Xpage=1342>

Sim"nel (?) , n. [OF. simenel cake or bread of wheat flour, LL. simenellus wheat bread, fr. L. simila the finest wheat flour. Cf. Semolina .] 1. A kind of cake made of fine flour; a cracknel. [Obs.]

Not common bread, but vastel bread, or simnels . Fuller.

2. A kind of rich plum cake, eaten especially on Mid-Lent Sunday. [Eng.]

Herrick.

Simoniac <Xpage=1342>

Si*mo"ni*ac (?) , n. [LL. simoniacus . See Simony .] One who practices simony, or who buys or sells preferment in the church.

Ayliffe.

Simoniacal <Xpage=1342>

Sim`o*ni"a*cal (?) , a. Of or pertaining to simony; guilty of simony; consisting of simony. -- Sim"o*ni`a*cal*ly , adv.

The flagitious profligacy of their lives, and the simoniacal arts by which they grasped at the popedom. J. S. Harford.

Simonial <Xpage=1342>

Si*mo"ni*al (?) , a. Simoniacal. [Obs.]

Simonian <Xpage=1342>

Si*mo"ni*an (?) , n. [See Simony .] One of the followers of Simon Magus; also, an adherent of certain heretical sects in the early Christian church.

Simonious <Xpage=1342>

Si*mo"ni*ous (?) , a. Simoniacal. [Obs.]

Milton.

Simonist <Xpage=1342>

Sim"o*nist (?) , n. One who practices simony.

Simony <Xpage=1342>

Sim"o*ny (?) , n. [F. simonie , LL. simonia , fr. Simon Magus, who wished to purchase the power of conferring the Holy Spirit. Acts viii.] The crime of buying or selling ecclesiastical preferment; the corrupt presentation of any one to an ecclesiastical benefice for money or reward.

Piers Plowman.

Simoom, Simoon <Xpage=1342>

Si*moom" (?) , Si*moon" (?) , n. [Ar. sam<?/m , fr. samma to poison. Cf. Samiel .] A hot, dry, suffocating, dust-laden wind, that blows occasionally in Arabia, Syria, and neighboring countries, generated by the extreme heat of the parched deserts or sandy plains.

Simous <Xpage=1342>

Si"mous (?) , a. [L. simus , Gr. <?/<?/<?/.] Having a very flat or snub nose, with the end turned up.

Simpai <Xpage=1342>

Sim"pai (?) , n. [Malay simpei .] (Zo\'94l.) A long-tailed monkey ( Semnopitchecus melalophus ) native of Sumatra. It has a crest of black hair. The forehead and cheeks are fawn color, the upper parts tawny and red, the under parts white. Called also black-crested monkey , and sinp\'91 .

Simper <Xpage=1342>

Sim"per (?) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Simpered (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Simpering .] [Cf. Norw. semper fine, smart, dial. Dan. semper , simper , affected, coy, prudish, OSw. semper one who affectedly refrains from eating, Sw. sipp finical, prim, LG. sipp .] 1. To smile in a silly, affected, or conceited manner.

Behold yond simpering dame. Shak.

With a made countenance about her mouth, between simpering and smiling. ir. P. Sidney.

2. To glimmer; to twinkle. [Obs.]

Yet can I mark how stars above Simper and shine. Herbert.

Simper <Xpage=1342>

Sim"per , n. A constrained, self-conscious smile; an affected, silly smile; a smirk.

The conscious simper , and the jealous leer. Pope.

Simperer <Xpage=1342>

Sim"per*er (?) , n. One who simpers.

Sir W. Scott.

A simperer that a court affords. T. Nevile.

Simpering <Xpage=1342>

Sim"per*ing , a. &. n. from Simper , v.

Simperingly <Xpage=1342>

Sim"per*ing*ly , adv. In a simpering manner.

Simple <Xpage=1342>

Sim"ple (?) , a. [ Compar. Simpler (?) ; superl. Simplest .] [F., fr. L. simplus , or simplex , gen. simplicis . The first part of the Latin words is probably akin to E. same , and the sense, one, one and the same; cf. L. semel once, singuli one to each, single. Cg. Single , a. , Same , a. , and for the last part of the word cf. Double , Complex .] 1. Single; not complex; not infolded or entangled; uncombined; not compounded; not blended with something else; not complicated; as, a simple substance; a simple idea; a simple sound; a simple machine; a simple problem; simple tasks.

2. Plain; unadorned; as, simple dress . " Simple truth." Spenser . "His simple story." Burns .

3. Mere; not other than; being only.

A medicine . . . whose simple touch Is powerful to araise King Pepin. Shak.

4. Not given to artifice, stratagem, or duplicity; undesigning; sincere; true.

Full many fine men go upon my score, as simple as I stand here, and I trust them. Marston.

Must thou trust Tradition's simple tongue? Byron.

To be simple is to be great. Emerson.

5. Artless in manner; unaffected; unconstrained; natural; inartificial;; straightforward.

In simple manners all the secret lies. Young.

6. Direct; clear; intelligible; not abstruse or enigmatical; as, a simple statement; simple language .

7. Weak in intellect; not wise or sagacious; of but moderate understanding or attainments; hence, foolish; silly. "You have simple wits."

Shak.

The simple believeth every word; but the prudent man looketh well to his going. Prov. xiv. 15.

8. Not luxurious; without much variety; plain; as, a simple diet; a simple way of living .

Thy simple fare and all thy plain delights. Cowper.

9. Humble; lowly; undistinguished.

A simple husbandman in garments gray. Spenser.

Clergy and laity, male and female, gentle and simple made the fuel of the same fire. Fuller.

10. (BOt.) Without subdivisions; entire; as, a simple stem; a simple leaf .

11. (Chem.) Not capable of being decomposed into anything more simple or ultimate by any means at present known; elementary; thus, atoms are regarded as simple bodies. Cf. Ultimate , a.

&hand; A simple body is one that has not as yet been decomposed. There are indications that many of our simple elements are still compound bodies, though their actual decomposition into anything simpler may never be accomplished. <-- see fundamental particle -->

12. (Min.) Homogenous.

13. (Zo\'94l.) Consisting of a single individual or zooid; as, a simple ascidian; -- opposed to compound .

Simple contract (Law) , any contract, whether verbal or written, which is not of record or under seal. J. W. Smith . Chitty . -- Simple equation (Alg.) , an eqyation containing but one unknown quantity, and that quantity only in the first degree. -- Simple eye (Zo\'94l.) , an eye having a single lens; -- opposed to compound eye . -- Simple interest . See under Interest . -- Simple larceny . (Law) See under Larceny . -- Simple obligation (Rom. Law) , an obligation which does not depend for its execution upon any event provided for by the parties, or is not to become void on the happening of any such event. Burrill.

Syn. -- Single; uncompounded; unmingled; unmixed; mere; uncombined; elementary; plain; artless; sincere; harmless; undesigning; frank; open; unaffected; inartificial; unadorned; credulous; silly; foolish; shallow; unwise. -- Simple , Silly . One who is simple is sincere, unaffected, and inexperienced in duplicity, -- hence liable to be duped. A silly person is one who is ignorant or weak and also self-confident; hence, one who shows in speech and act a lack of good sense. Simplicity is incompatible with duplicity, artfulness, or vanity, while silliness is consistent with all three. Simplicity denotes lack of knowledge or of guile; silliness denotes want of judgment or right purpose, a defect of character as well as of education.

I am a simple woman, much too weak To oppose your cunning. Shak.

He is the companion of the silliest people in their most silly pleasure; he is ready for every impertinent entertainment and diversion. Law.

Simple <Xpage=1342>

Sim"ple (?) , n. [F. See Simple , a. ] 1. Something not mixed or compounded. "Compounded of many simples ."

Shak.

2. (Med.) A medicinal plant; -- so called because each vegetable was supposed to possess its particular virtue, and therefore to constitute a simple remedy.

What virtue is in this remedy lies in the naked simple itself as it comes over from the Indies. Sir W. Temple.

3. (Weaving) (a) A drawloom. (b) A part of the apparatus for raising the heddles of a drawloom.

4. (R. C. Ch.) A feast which is not a double or a semidouble.

Simple <Xpage=1342>

Sim"ple , v. i. To gather simples, or medicinal plants.

As simpling on the flowery hills she [Circe] strayed. Garth.

Simple-hearted <Xpage=1342>

Sim"ple-heart`ed (?) , a. Sincere; inguenuous; guileless.

Sir W. Scott.

Simple-minded <Xpage=1342>

Sim"ple-mind`ed (?) , a. Artless; guileless; simple-hearted; undesigning; unsuspecting; devoid of duplicity. Blackstone . -- Sim"ple-mind`ed*ness , n.

Simpleness <Xpage=1342>

Sim"ple*ness , n. The quality or state of being simple; simplicity.

Shak.

Simpler <Xpage=1342>

Sim"pler (?) , n. One who collects simples, or medicinal plants; a herbalist; a simplist.

Simpler's joy . (Bot.) Vervain.

Simpless <Xpage=1342>

Sim"pless (?) , n. [F. simplesse .] Simplicity; silliness. [Obs.]

Spenser.

Simpleton <Xpage=1342>

Sim"ple*ton (?) , n. [Cf. F. simplet , It. semplicione .] A person of weak intellect; a silly person.

Simplician <Xpage=1342>

Sim*pli"cian (?) , n. [Cf. OF. simplicien .] One who is simple. [Obs.]

Arnway.

Simplicity <Xpage=1342>

Sim*plic"i*ty (?) , n. [F. simplicit\'82 , L. simplicitas . See Simple .] 1. The quality or state of being simple, unmixed, or uncompounded; as, the simplicity of metals or of earths .

2. The quality or state of being not complex, or of consisting of few parts; as, the simplicity of a machine .

3. Artlessness of mind; freedom from cunning or duplicity; lack of acuteness and sagacity.

Marquis Dorset, a man, for his harmless simplicity neither misliked nor much regarded. Hayward.

In wit a man; simplicity a child. Pope.

4. Freedom from artificial ornament, pretentious style, or luxury; plainness; as, simplicity of dress, of style, or of language; simplicity of diet; simplicity of life .

5. Freedom from subtlety or abstruseness; clearness; as, the simplicity of a doctrine; the simplicity of an explanation or a demonstration .

6. Weakness of intellect; silliness; folly.

How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity ? and the scorners delight in their scorning? Prov. i. 22.

Simplification <Xpage=1342>

Sim`pli*fi*ca"tion (?) , n. [Cf. F. simplification .] The act of simplifying.

A. Smith.

Simplify <Xpage=1342>

Sim"pli*fy (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Simplified (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Simplifying (?) .] [Cf. F. simplifier , LL. simplificare . See Simple , and -fy .] To make simple; to make less complex; to make clear by giving the explanation for; to show an easier or shorter process for doing or making.

The collection of duties is drawn to a point, and so far simplified . A. Hamilton.

It is important, in scientific pursuits, to be caitious in simplifying our deductions. W. Nicholson.

Simplist <Xpage=1342>

Sim"plist (?) , n. One skilled in simples, or medicinal plants; a simpler.

Sir T. Browne.

Simplistic <Xpage=1342>

Sim*plis"tic (?) , a. Of or pertaining to simples, or a simplist. [R.]

Wilkinson.

Simplity <Xpage=1342>

Sim"pli*ty (?) , n. Simplicity. [Obs.]

Simploce <Xpage=1342>

Sim"plo*ce (?) , n. (Gram.) See Symploce .

Simply <Xpage=1342>

Sim"ply (?) , adv. 1. In a simple manner or state; considered in or by itself; without addition; along; merely; solely; barely.

[They] make that now good or evil, . . . which otherwise of itself were not simply the one or the other. Hooker.

Simply the thing I am Shall make me live. Shak.

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2. Plainly; without art or subtlety.

Subverting worldly strong and worldly wise By simply meek. Milton.

3. Weakly; foolishly.

Johnson.

Simulacher, Simulachre <Xpage=1343>

Sim"u*la`cher , Sim"u*la`chre (?) , n. [Cf. F. simulacre .] See Simulacrum . [Obs.]

Simulacrum <Xpage=1343>

Sim`u*la"crum (?) , n. ; pl. Simulacra (#) . [L. See Simulate .] A likeness; a semblance; a mock appearance; a sham; -- now usually in a derogatory sense.

Beneath it nothing but a great simulacrum . Thackeray.

Simular <Xpage=1343>

Sim"u*lar (?) , n. [Cf. L. simulator , F. simulateur . See Simulate .] One who pretends to be what he is not; one who, or that which, simulates or counterfeits something; a pretender. [Obs.]

Shak.

Christ calleth the Pharisees hypocrites, that is to say, simulars , and painted sepulchers. Tyndale.

Simular <Xpage=1343>

Sim"u*lar , a. False; specious; counterfeit. [R. & Obs.] "Thou simular man of virtue."

Shak.

Simulate <Xpage=1343>

Sim"u*late (?) , a. [L. simulatus , p. p. of simulare to simulate; akin to simul at the same time, together, similis like. See Similar , and cf. Dissemble , Semblance .] Feigned; pretended.

Bale.

Simulate <Xpage=1343>

Sim"u*late (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Simulated (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Simulating .] To assume the mere appearance of, without the reality; to assume the signs or indications of, falsely; to counterfeit; to feign.

The Puritans, even in the depths of the dungeons to which she had sent them, prayed, and with no simulated fervor, that she might be kept from the dagger of the assassin. Macaulay.

Simulation <Xpage=1343>

Sim`u*la"tion (?) , n. [F. simulation , L. simulatio .] The act of simulating, or assuming an appearance which is feigned, or not true; -- distinguished from dissimulation , which disguises or conceals what is true.

Syn. -- Counterfeiting; feint; pretense.

Simulator <Xpage=1343>

Sim"u*la`tor (?) , n. [L.] One who simulates, or feigns.

De Quincey.

Simulatory <Xpage=1343>

Sim"u*la*to*ry (?) , a. Simulated, or capable of being simulated.

Bp. Hall.

Simultaneity <Xpage=1343>

Si`mul*ta*ne"i*ty (?) , n. The quality or state of being simultaneous; simultaneousness.

Simultaneous <Xpage=1343>

Si`mul*ta"ne*ous (?) , a. [LL. simultim at the same time, fr. L. simul . See Simulate .] Existing, happening, or done, at the same time; as, simultaneous events . -- Si`mul*ta"ne*ous*ly , adv. -- Si`mul*ta"ne*ous*ness , n.

Simultaneous equations (Alg.) , two or more equations in which the values of the unknown quantities entering them are the same at the same time in both or in all.

Simulty <Xpage=1343>

Sim"ul*ty (?) , n. [L. simultas a hostile encounter, drudge, originally, a (hostile) coming together, fr. simul together: cf. OF. simult\'82 .] Private grudge or quarrel; as, domestic simulties . [Obs.]

B. Jonson.

Sin <Xpage=1343>

Sin (?) , adv., prep., & conj. Old form of Since . [Obs. or Prov.Eng. & Scot.]

Sin that his lord was twenty year of age. Chaucer.

Sin <Xpage=1343>

Sin , n. [OE. sinne , AS. synn , syn ; akin to D. zonde , OS. sundia , OHG. sunta , G. s\'81nde , Icel., Dan. & Sw. synd , L. sons , sontis , guilty, perhaps originally from the p. pr. of the verb signifying, to be, and meaning, the one who it is. Cf. Authentic , Sooth .] 1. Transgression of the law of God; disobedience of the divine command; any violation of God's will, either in purpose or conduct; moral deficiency in the character; iniquity; as, sins of omission and sins of commission .

Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin . John viii. 34.

Sin is the transgression of the law. 1 John iii. 4.

I think 't no sin . To cozen him that would unjustly win. Shak.

Enthralled By sin to foul, exorbitant desires. Milton.

2. An offense, in general; a violation of propriety; a misdemeanor; as, a sin against good manners .

I grant that poetry's a crying sin . Pope.

3. A sin offering; a sacrifice for sin.

He hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin. 2 Cor. v. 21.

4. An embodiment of sin; a very wicked person. [R.]

Thy ambition, Thou scarlet sin , robbed this bewailing land Of noble Buckingham. Shak.

&hand; Sin is used in the formation of some compound words of obvious signification; as, sin -born; sin -bred, sin -oppressed, sin -polluted, and the like.