onefold

Meaning

1. Constituting or being indicative of a single aspect or theme.
2. Consisting of a single undivided part; whole; complete.
3. Simple, plain, straightforward.
4. Singular, as opposite to plural.

Synonyms

not complicated

simple

simple-hearted

simple-minded

single

Etymology

From Middle English onfold, anfald (“single, simple, honest, onefold”), from Old English ānfeald (“single, simple”, literally “onefold”), from Proto-West Germanic *ainfald, from Proto-Germanic *ainafalþaz (“onefold, simple”), equivalent to one + -fold. Cognate with Dutch eenvoud (“simplicity, easiness”), German Einfalt (“simplicity”) and einfach (“simple”), Icelandic einfaldur (“simple”), Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍆𐌰𐌻𐌸𐍃 (ainfalþs, “simple”). More at one, -fold.