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- DictionarySim·plic·i·ty/simˈplisədē/
noun
- 1. the quality or condition of being easy to understand or do: "for the sake of simplicity, this chapter will concentrate on one theory" Similar clarityclearnessplainnesssimplenessintelligibilitycomprehensibilityunderstandabilityluciditylucidnesscoherencedirectnessstraightforwardnessaccessibilityinformal:user-friendlinessOpposite complexityintricacy
- ▪ the quality or condition of being plain or natural: "the grandeur and simplicity of Roman architecture" Similar plainnesslack/absence of adornmentlack/absence of decorationlack/absence of ornament/ornamentationlack/absence of embellishmentunpretentiousnessstarknessausterenessausteritysparenessseverityclassic linesclean lineslack/absence of clutterrestraintpurityunpretentiousnessordinarinesslack of sophisticationlack of affectationnaturalnessmodestyhomelinesswholesomenessquietnessinnocenceguilelessnessnaivetyingenuousnessOpposite ornatenessfancinesspretentiousnessaffectation
- ▪ a thing that is plain, natural, or easy to understand: "the simplicities of pastoral living" Similar straightforwardnesseaseeasinesssimplenesslack/absence of complicationeffortlessnessmanageabilityOpposite difficulty
Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French simplicite or Latin simplicitas, from simplex (see simplex).
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