"pure and simple" meaning in All languages combined

See pure and simple on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-pure and simple.wav Forms: more pure and simple [comparative], purer and simpler [comparative], most pure and simple [superlative], purest and simplest [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj|more|purer and simpler|sup2=purest and simplest}} pure and simple (comparative more pure and simple or purer and simpler, superlative most pure and simple or purest and simplest)
  1. Plain and unadorned. Derived forms: purely and simply Translations (Translations): 不折不扣 (bùzhébùkòu) (Chinese Mandarin), koruton (Finnish), yksinkertainen (Finnish), pur et simple (French), samo przez się (note: with regard to understanding something) (Polish)

Inflected forms

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        "comparative"
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      "roman": "bùzhébùkòu",
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      "word": "不折不扣"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "word": "koruton"
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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "yksinkertainen"
    },
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "pur et simple"
    },
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "note": "with regard to understanding something",
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      "word": "samo przez się"
    }
  ],
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}

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