Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

simplified

/ˈsɪmplɪfaɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.69 in modern English

Syllables: sim-pli-fied
IPA: /ˈsɪmplɪfaɪd/

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Made more simple; having its complexity reduced.

adj

Relating to simplified Chinese.

verb

simple past and past participle of simplify

noun

Ellipsis of simplified Chinese.

Informal; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"With punctuality nosediving and both overcrowding and cancellations on the rise, a new simplified timetable was introduced in December amid threats from the Mayor that he would ask the Secretary of State for Transport to strip Abellio of the franchise."
"The traditional form of the character has twice as many strokes as the simplified form."

Usage

Inflected Forms

more simplified (comparative) most simplified (superlative)

Derived Forms

eigensimplified oversimplified simplifiedly ultrasimplified unsimplified

Phrases

Simplified Chinese simplified expression simplified sewerage

Frequently Paired Words

traditional

Questions

How do you pronounce simplified?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɪmplɪfaɪd/.
What does simplified mean?: Made more simple; having its complexity reduced.

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