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Simplicity

//sɪmˈplɪsɪti// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The state or quality of being simple; The quality or state of being unmixed or uncompounded countable, uncountable

    "the simplicity of metals or of earths"

  2. 2
    lack of ornamentation wordnet
  3. 3
    The state or quality of being simple; The quality or state of being not complex, or of consisting of few parts. countable, uncountable

    "the simplicity of a machine"

  4. 4
    freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort wordnet
  5. 5
    The state or quality of being simple; Lack of sharpness of mind; lack of ability to think using complex ideas; stupidity countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    the quality of being simple or uncompounded wordnet
  2. 7
    The state or quality of being simple; Lack of artificial ornament, pretentious style, or luxury; plainness countable, uncountable

    "simplicity of dress, of style, or of language"

  3. 8
    absence of affectation or pretense wordnet
  4. 9
    The state or quality of being simple; Lack of subtlety or abstruseness; clarity countable, uncountable

    "the simplicity of a doctrine"

  5. 10
    a lack of penetration or subtlety wordnet
  6. 11
    The state or quality of being simple; Lack of complication; efficiency. countable, uncountable

    "Economics is a messy discipline: too fluid to be a science, too rigorous to be an art. Perhaps it is fitting that economists’ most-used metric, gross domestic product (GDP), is a tangle too. GDP measures the total value of output in an economic territory. Its apparent simplicity explains why it is scrutinised down to tenths of a percentage point every month."

  7. 12
    An act or instance of foolishness. archaic, countable, rare, uncountable

    "speaking of the great simplicity we commit, in leaving yong children under the government and charge of their fathers and parents."

Etymology

From Middle English simplicite, from Old French simplicite, from Latin simplicitās, from simplex (“simple”). See simple. Partially displaced native English onefoldness.

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