Amateur
Amateur adjective - Being such only for recreation.
Simple
Simple adjective - Free from all additions or embellishment.
Amateur and simple are semantically related in childlike topic. Sometimes you can use "Amateur" instead an adjective "Simple", if it concerns topics such as feeble-minded.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Amateur thespians and simple tradesmen Quince, Flute, and Bottom the Weaver from A Midsummer Night's Dream speak almost entirely in these.
Source: Malaproper aka: The Malaproper - Enemy rounds move like an amateur swimmer through a pool of molasses, and it's more than merely "simple" to duck and weave between the shots, without a single one even touching you.
Source: Very High Velocity Rounds -
This movie also has an example of its own in the form of a Norwegian movie titled "Kill Buljo" which started out as a simple project by amateur directors and actors for the fun of it, with a very low budget.
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