bare
/ˈbɛɹ/
adjectiveverb
Common
1.adj.completely unclothed
“bare bodies”
2.adj.lacking in magnitude or quantity
“a bare livelihood”
3.adj.not having a protective covering
“unsheathed cables”
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bare and simple share a recorded sense, so the question is not what they mean but which one fits. bare means “completely unclothed”. simple means “having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved”. simple is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˈbɛɹ/
1.adj.completely unclothed
“bare bodies”
2.adj.lacking in magnitude or quantity
“a bare livelihood”
3.adj.not having a protective covering
“unsheathed cables”
/ˈsɪmpəl/
1.adj.having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
“a simple problem”
2.adj.easy and not involved or complicated
“an elementary problem in statistics”
3.adj.apart from anything else; without additions or modifications
“only the bare facts”
| bare | simple | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈbɛɹ/ | /ˈsɪmpəl/ |
| Said | ber | SIM-puhl |
| Syllables | 1 | 2 |
| Letters | 4 | 6 |
| Parts of speech | adjective, verb | adjective, noun |
| Senses | 13 | 9 |
| How common | Common | Core |
| Synonyms | au naturel, naked, nude | none recorded |
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