simpliste
French, adjective/sɛ̃.plist/
simpliste is spelled S-I-M-P-L-I-S-T-E (9 letters) and appears 1.6 times per million words in written French, the 23,795th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Simpliste is a French adjective meaning “simplistic” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui donne une vision simple, mais trompeuse, parce qu’elle oublie de prendre certaines choses en compte”.
What does simpliste mean in English?
adjective
- 1
simplistic
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui donne une vision simple, mais trompeuse, parce qu’elle oublie de prendre certaines choses en compte. 2. Simple à l’excès, qui simplifie outre mesure.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of simpliste
- simplistes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce simpliste?
- /sɛ̃.plist/
- \sɛ̃.plist\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to simpliste
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is simpliste in French?
simpliste appears 1.6 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).