1. the quality or condition of being easy to understand or do: "for the sake of simplicity, this chapter will concentrate on one theory"Similarclarityclearnessplainnesssimplenessintelligibilitycomprehensibilityunderstandabilityluciditylucidnesscoherencedirectnessstraightforwardnessaccessibilityinformal:user-friendlinessOppositecomplexityintricacy
▪ the quality or condition of being plain or natural: "the grandeur and simplicity of Roman architecture"Similarplainnesslack/absence of adornmentlack/absence of decorationlack/absence of ornament/ornamentationlack/absence of embellishmentunpretentiousnessstarknessausterenessausteritysparenessseverityclassic linesclean lineslack/absence of clutterrestraintpurityunpretentiousnessordinarinesslack of sophisticationlack of affectationnaturalnessmodestyhomelinesswholesomenessquietnessinnocenceguilelessnessnaivetyingenuousnessOppositeornatenessfancinesspretentiousnessaffectation
▪ a thing that is plain, natural, or easy to understand:"the simplicities of pastoral living"Similarstraightforwardnesseaseeasinesssimplenesslack/absence of complicationeffortlessnessmanageabilityOppositedifficulty
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French simplicite or Latin simplicitas, from simplex (see simplex).
