Gratuitous
Gratuitous adjective - Not costing or charging anything.
Simple and gratuitous are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Simple" instead an adjective "Gratuitous".
Nearby Words: gratuity, gratuitously
Simple
Simple adjective - Free from all additions or embellishment.
Gratuitous and simple are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Gratuitous" instead an adjective "Simple".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Gratuitous Welsh can be found in Torchwood fanfiction, despite creators and actors stating the characters probably don't know it, at least beyond simple phrases like "Croeso i Gymru".
Source: Gratuitous Foreign Language - Poirot Speak (the gratuitous words are always the language's "simple" and recognisable ones)
Source: Gratuitous Foreign Language -
Gratuitous Spanish: El Jefe's dialogue is all in Spanish, but slowly and in very simple terms - like someone who barely spoke Spanish wrote his dialogue.
Source: Western Animation / Minoriteam
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