English words for 'The process of making something excessively simple.'
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noun
- an act of excessive simplification; the act of making something seem simpler than it really is
- an explanation that simplifies too far to the point of misrepresentation
- The process of making such an explanation.
- An explanation that excludes important information for the sake of brevity, or of making the explanation or presentation easy to understand.
noun
- an act of excessive simplification; the act of making something seem simpler than it really is
- The trait of oversimplifying things by ignoring complexity and complications.
- an explanation that simplifies too far to the point of misrepresentation
- An instance of a brief or reductive depiction that neglects the full nuance and complexity of a concept or issue, and that omits or overlooks important details.
adj
- Facile; missing complexity or details in the favor of convenience or simplicity.
- Well-executed or delivered; clever, skillful, precise.
- (chemistry) Conditions with a liquid reagent or gas performed with no standard solvent or cosolvent.
- Clean, tidy; free from dirt or impurities.
- Having a simple elegance or style; clean, trim, tidy, tasteful.
- (Canada, US, colloquial) Good, excellent, desirable; interesting; cool.
- Free from contaminants; unadulterated, undiluted. Particularly of liquor and cocktails; see usage below.
- showing care in execution
- clean or organized
- excellent
- free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed
- (of an alcoholic drink) without water
- superficially impressive, but lacking depth and attention to the true complexities of a subject
intj
noun
verb
- To make (something) overly complicated or elaborate; to overcomplicate, to overwork.
- (intransitive) To raise unrelated complaints and other matters during an argument.
- To raise to (someone) unrelated complaints and other matters during an argument.
- (business) To release (a large amount of information about the poor financial results of a company) in one go, in the hope that there will be less impact.
adj
- (by extension, drama, fiction, film, television, originally derogatory) Of or pertaining to a mid-20th-century (especially 1950s–1960s) genre of drama, fiction, etc., in Britain depicting the harsh lives of working-class people; also, of or pertaining to a film, novel, play, etc., of this genre.
- (painting) Of or pertaining to a mid-20th-century realist style of painting in Britain characterized by scenes of dull or untidy domestic interiors such as kitchens in the homes of urban working-class people; also, of or pertaining to an artist or group of artists painting in this style.
noun
- (also attributive) A miscellaneous item or a miscellany, especially exemplifying an indiscriminate profusion.
- (metonymic) In chained or tied to the kitchen sink, etc.: domestic chores or housework, especially when regarded as menial and tedious.
- A sink in a kitchen used for washing crockery, cutlery, utensils, food, etc., and disposing of waste.
- a sink in a kitchen
noun
- the condition of being made easy (or easier)
- The act of facilitating or making easy.
- act of assisting or making easier the progress or improvement of something
- (neurophysiology) phenomenon that occurs when two or more neural impulses that alone are not enough to trigger a response in a neuron combine to trigger an action potential
- (physiology) The process of synapses becoming more capable of transmitting the same type of signal each time certain types of sensory signals pass through sequences of these synapses.
noun
- The fact of being easy, or easily done; absence of difficulty; simplicity.
- A building or campus specially designed for a specific purpose, such as incarceration, military use, or scientific experimentation.
- The physical means or contrivances to make something (especially a public service) possible; the required equipment, infrastructure, location etc.
- (Scots law) A condition of mental weakness less than idiocy, but enough to make a person easily persuaded to do something against their better interest.
- Dexterity of speech or action; skill, talent.
- (Canada, US, in the plural) A toilet.
- (finance, banking) Clipping of credit facility.
- skillful performance or ability without difficulty
- a natural effortlessness
- a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry
- something designed and created to serve a particular function and to afford a particular convenience or service
- a service that an organization or a piece of equipment offers you
noun
- (uncountable) The process of preparing something to begin.
- (programming) An assignment of an initial value for a data object or variable
- (countable) An act of preparing something to begin.
- (computer science) the format of sectors on the surface of a hard disk drive so that the operating system can access them and setting a starting position
noun
- the quality of being simple or uncompounded
- a lack of penetration or subtlety
- freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort
- lack of ornamentation
- absence of affectation or pretense
- Lack of sharpness of mind; lack of ability to think using complex ideas; stupidity
- The quality or state of being unmixed or uncompounded
- Lack of complication; efficiency.
- The quality or state of being not complex, or of consisting of few parts.
- Lack of subtlety or abstruseness; clarity
- Lack of artificial ornament, pretentious style, or luxury; plainness
noun
- the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine)
- irregular and infrequent or difficult evacuation of the bowels; can be a symptom of intestinal obstruction or diverticulitis
- The act of crowding anything into a lesser space, or the state of being crowded or pressed together; condensation.
- A state of the bowels in which the evacuations are infrequent and difficult, or the intestines become filled with hardened faeces.
noun
- the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine)
- damage that results in a reduction of strength or quality
- a symptom of reduced quality or strength
- the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness
- the occurrence of a change for the worse
- (accounting) A downward revaluation, a write-down.
- The result of being impaired.
- An inefficient part or factor.
- A disability or handicap.
- A deterioration or weakening.
adj
- Characterized by simplicity, especially something not carefully or expertly made.
- belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness
- Lacking concealing elements.
- In a natural, untreated state.
- Lacking tact or taste.
- (grammar) Pertaining to the uninflected stem of a word.
- (statistics) Not adjusted or further analyzed.
- conspicuously and tastelessly indecent
- devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment
- not refined or processed
- not carefully or expertly made
- not processed or subjected to analysis
noun
adv
adj
noun
verb
- (intransitive, transitive, usually with in, into, around, etc.) To move briskly and unhesitatingly, especially in an inappropriately casual manner, or when unannounced or uninvited.
- (intransitive, transitive) To dance the waltz (with).
- (informal) To accomplish a task with little effort.
- (transitive) To move with fanfare.
- dance a waltz
verb
adj
adj
noun
- an act of excessive simplification; the act of making something seem simpler than it really is
- an explanation that simplifies too far to the point of misrepresentation
- The process of making such an explanation.
- An explanation that excludes important information for the sake of brevity, or of making the explanation or presentation easy to understand.
noun
- an act of excessive simplification; the act of making something seem simpler than it really is
- The trait of oversimplifying things by ignoring complexity and complications.
- an explanation that simplifies too far to the point of misrepresentation
- An instance of a brief or reductive depiction that neglects the full nuance and complexity of a concept or issue, and that omits or overlooks important details.
noun
- the condition of being made easy (or easier)
- The act of facilitating or making easy.
- act of assisting or making easier the progress or improvement of something
- (neurophysiology) phenomenon that occurs when two or more neural impulses that alone are not enough to trigger a response in a neuron combine to trigger an action potential
- (physiology) The process of synapses becoming more capable of transmitting the same type of signal each time certain types of sensory signals pass through sequences of these synapses.
noun
- The fact of being easy, or easily done; absence of difficulty; simplicity.
- A building or campus specially designed for a specific purpose, such as incarceration, military use, or scientific experimentation.
- The physical means or contrivances to make something (especially a public service) possible; the required equipment, infrastructure, location etc.
- (Scots law) A condition of mental weakness less than idiocy, but enough to make a person easily persuaded to do something against their better interest.
- Dexterity of speech or action; skill, talent.
- (Canada, US, in the plural) A toilet.
- (finance, banking) Clipping of credit facility.
- skillful performance or ability without difficulty
- a natural effortlessness
- a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry
- something designed and created to serve a particular function and to afford a particular convenience or service
- a service that an organization or a piece of equipment offers you
noun
- (uncountable) The process of preparing something to begin.
- (programming) An assignment of an initial value for a data object or variable
- (countable) An act of preparing something to begin.
- (computer science) the format of sectors on the surface of a hard disk drive so that the operating system can access them and setting a starting position
noun
- the quality of being simple or uncompounded
- a lack of penetration or subtlety
- freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort
- lack of ornamentation
- absence of affectation or pretense
- Lack of sharpness of mind; lack of ability to think using complex ideas; stupidity
- The quality or state of being unmixed or uncompounded
- Lack of complication; efficiency.
- The quality or state of being not complex, or of consisting of few parts.
- Lack of subtlety or abstruseness; clarity
- Lack of artificial ornament, pretentious style, or luxury; plainness
noun
- the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine)
- irregular and infrequent or difficult evacuation of the bowels; can be a symptom of intestinal obstruction or diverticulitis
- The act of crowding anything into a lesser space, or the state of being crowded or pressed together; condensation.
- A state of the bowels in which the evacuations are infrequent and difficult, or the intestines become filled with hardened faeces.
noun
- the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine)
- damage that results in a reduction of strength or quality
- a symptom of reduced quality or strength
- the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness
- the occurrence of a change for the worse
- (accounting) A downward revaluation, a write-down.
- The result of being impaired.
- An inefficient part or factor.
- A disability or handicap.
- A deterioration or weakening.
noun
verb
- (intransitive, transitive, usually with in, into, around, etc.) To move briskly and unhesitatingly, especially in an inappropriately casual manner, or when unannounced or uninvited.
- (intransitive, transitive) To dance the waltz (with).
- (informal) To accomplish a task with little effort.
- (transitive) To move with fanfare.
- dance a waltz
verb
- To make (something) overly complicated or elaborate; to overcomplicate, to overwork.
- (intransitive) To raise unrelated complaints and other matters during an argument.
- To raise to (someone) unrelated complaints and other matters during an argument.
- (business) To release (a large amount of information about the poor financial results of a company) in one go, in the hope that there will be less impact.
adj
- (by extension, drama, fiction, film, television, originally derogatory) Of or pertaining to a mid-20th-century (especially 1950s–1960s) genre of drama, fiction, etc., in Britain depicting the harsh lives of working-class people; also, of or pertaining to a film, novel, play, etc., of this genre.
- (painting) Of or pertaining to a mid-20th-century realist style of painting in Britain characterized by scenes of dull or untidy domestic interiors such as kitchens in the homes of urban working-class people; also, of or pertaining to an artist or group of artists painting in this style.
noun
- (also attributive) A miscellaneous item or a miscellany, especially exemplifying an indiscriminate profusion.
- (metonymic) In chained or tied to the kitchen sink, etc.: domestic chores or housework, especially when regarded as menial and tedious.
- A sink in a kitchen used for washing crockery, cutlery, utensils, food, etc., and disposing of waste.
- a sink in a kitchen
verb
adj
adv
adj
adj
- Facile; missing complexity or details in the favor of convenience or simplicity.
- Well-executed or delivered; clever, skillful, precise.
- (chemistry) Conditions with a liquid reagent or gas performed with no standard solvent or cosolvent.
- Clean, tidy; free from dirt or impurities.
- Having a simple elegance or style; clean, trim, tidy, tasteful.
- (Canada, US, colloquial) Good, excellent, desirable; interesting; cool.
- Free from contaminants; unadulterated, undiluted. Particularly of liquor and cocktails; see usage below.
- showing care in execution
- clean or organized
- excellent
- free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed
- (of an alcoholic drink) without water
- superficially impressive, but lacking depth and attention to the true complexities of a subject
intj
noun
adj
- Characterized by simplicity, especially something not carefully or expertly made.
- belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness
- Lacking concealing elements.
- In a natural, untreated state.
- Lacking tact or taste.
- (grammar) Pertaining to the uninflected stem of a word.
- (statistics) Not adjusted or further analyzed.
- conspicuously and tastelessly indecent
- devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment
- not refined or processed
- not carefully or expertly made
- not processed or subjected to analysis