"simplistic" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /sɪmˈplɪstɪk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-simplistic.wav Forms: more simplistic [comparative], most simplistic [superlative]
Etymology: simple + -istic Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|simple|istic}} simple + -istic Head templates: {{en-adj}} simplistic (comparative more simplistic, superlative most simplistic)
  1. Overly simple. Translations (overly simple): опростенчески (oprostenčeski) (Bulgarian), simplista [feminine, masculine] (Catalan), simplistisch (Dutch), simplistinen (Finnish), yliyksinkertaistettu (Finnish), simpliste (French), simplista [feminine, masculine] (Galician), stark vereinfacht (German), simplistisch (German), פשטני [masculine] (Hebrew), semplicista [feminine, masculine] (Italian), semplicistico [masculine] (Italian), semplicistica [feminine] (Italian), simplista (Portuguese), simplicista [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), simplista (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-simplistic-en-adj-Y-Vex5Uw Disambiguation of 'overly simple': 100 0
  2. In a manner that simplifies a concept or issue so that its nuance and complexity are lost or important details are overlooked.
    Sense id: en-simplistic-en-adj-HdODgl~P Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -istic, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 99 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -istic: 0 100 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 7 93 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 7 93 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 0 100 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 7 93 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 0 100 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 7 93 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 7 93 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 7 93 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 0 100 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 7 93 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: oversimplistic, oversimplistically, simplism, simplistically, simplisticness, unsimplistic Related terms: simplism [noun], simplistically [adverb], simpleton, simplified

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