simplicity
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simplicity
- /sɪmˈplɪsɪti/
Rhymes with -ɪsɪti
Where it comes from
From Middle English simplicite, from Old French simplicite, from Latin simplicitās, from simplex (“simple”). See simple. By surface analysis, simple + -icity. Partially displaced native English onefoldness.
noun simplicities
- The quality or state of being unmixed or uncompounded the simplicity of metals or of earths
- The quality or state of being not complex, or of consisting of few parts. the simplicity of a machine
- Lack of sharpness of mind; lack of ability to think using complex ideas; stupidity
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Lack of artificial ornament, pretentious style, or luxury; plainness
simplicity of dress, of style, or of language
Similar: chastity
- Lack of subtlety or abstruseness; clarity the simplicity of a doctrine
- Lack of complication; efficiency. 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 s
- An act or instance of foolishness. speaking of the great simplicity we commit, in leaving yong children under the government and charge of their fathers and parents.
Similar: simpleness · Opposite: complexity, complication
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: chasteness, simpleness, easiness, ease, restraint, simple mindedness, simple, informality, austerity, oversimplification, simplification, easy, simplified, simplify, convenience, friendliness
noun
Similar: simpleness · Opposite: complexity, complication
Translations
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noun quality or state of being simple, unmixed, or uncompounded; as, the simplicity of metals or of earths
| Español | simplicidad |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | सरलता saraltā |
| Português | simplicidade |
| Français | simplicité |
| Deutsch | Einfachheit |
| Italiano | semplicità |
| Ελληνικά | απλότητα aplótita |
| Русский | простота́ prostotá |
| العربية | بَسَاطَة basāṭa |
noun quality or state of being not complex, or of consisting of few parts
| Español | simplicidad |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | सरलता saraltā, सुगमता sugamtā |
| Português | simplicidade |
| Français | simplicité |
| Italiano | semplicità |
| Ελληνικά | απλότητα aplótita |
| Tiếng Việt | tính đơn giản |
| עברית | פשטות |
noun artlessness of mind; freedom from cunning or duplicity; lack of acuteness and sagacity
| Português | simplicidade |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | αφέλεια aféleia, απλοϊκότητα aploïkótita |
noun freedom from artificial ornament, pretentious style, or luxury
| Español | sencillez, llano |
|---|---|
| Português | simplicidade |
| Français | simplicité |
| Italiano | semplicità |
| Ελληνικά | λιτότητα litótita, απλότητα aplótita |
| Tiếng Việt | tính đơn giản |
noun freedom from subtlety or abstruseness; clearness
| Português | simplicidade |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | απλότητα aplótita |
noun freedom from complication; efficiency
| Español | sencillez |
|---|---|
| Português | simplicidade |
| Français | simplicité |
| Italiano | semplicità |
| Ελληνικά | απλότητα aplótita |
| Tiếng Việt | tính đơn giản |
noun weakness of intellect; silliness; folly
| Português | simplicidade |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | απλοϊκότητα aploïkótita |
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title = {simplicity},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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