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 Definitions of simplicity  [ɪmˈplɪs ɪ ti]  

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Definition of 'simplicity' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) simplicity
the state, quality, or an instance of being simple.

2.  simplicity
freedom from complexity or intricacy.

3.  simplicity
absence of luxury, pretentiousness, ornament, etc.; plainness.

4.  simplicity
freedom from deceit or guile; sincerity; artlessness.

Etymology:  (1325–75; (< OF) < L simplicitās simpleness, der. of simplic- (s. of simplex) simplex)

Definition of 'simplicity' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) simplicity, simpleness
the quality of being simple or uncompounded
"the simplicity of a crystal"

2. (noun) simplicity, simpleness, simple mindedness
a lack of penetration or subtlety
"they took advantage of her simplicity"

3. (noun) simplicity, simmpleness
absence of affectation or pretense

4. (noun) ease, easiness, simplicity, simpleness
freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort
"he rose through the ranks with apparent ease"; "they put it into containers for ease of transportation"; "the very easiness of the deed held her back"

5. (noun) chasteness, restraint, simplicity, simpleness
lack of ornamentation
"the room was simply decorated with great restraint"


Definition of 'simplicity' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) simplicity
the quality or fact of being simple
the simplicity of the design; people searching for simplicity in their lives


Definition of 'simplicity' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) simplicity
the quality or state of being simple, unmixed, or uncompounded; as, the simplicity of metals or of earths

2. (noun) simplicity
the quality or state of being not complex, or of consisting of few parts; as, the simplicity of a machine

3. (noun) simplicity
artlessness of mind; freedom from cunning or duplicity; lack of acuteness and sagacity

4. (noun) simplicity
freedom from artificial ornament, pretentious style, or luxury; plainness; as, simplicity of dress, of style, or of language; simplicity of diet; simplicity of life

5. (noun) simplicity
freedom from subtlety or abstruseness; clearness; as, the simplicity of a doctrine; the simplicity of an explanation or a demonstration

6. (noun) simplicity
weakness of intellect; silliness; folly


Translation of 'simplicity' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: the state of being simple
The beauty of this idea is its simplicity; He answered with a child's simplicity.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: eenvoud Arabic flag Arabic: بَساطَه Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: простата
Brazilian flag Brazilian: simplicidade Czech flag Czech: jednoduchost German flag German: die Einfachheit, die Einf
Danish flag Danish: simpelhed; enkelhed Greek flag Greek: απλότητα, λιτότητα, αφέλε Spanish flag Spanish: sencillez
Estonian flag Estonian: lihtsus, lihtsameelsus Farsi flag Farsi: سادگي Finnish flag Finnish: yksinkertaisuus
French flag French: simplicité Hebrew flag Hebrew: פַּשטוּת Hindi flag Hindi: सरलता, आसानी, सादगी
Croatian flag Croatian: jednostavnost, nevinost Hungarian flag Hungarian: egyszerűség Indonesian flag Indonesian: kesederhanaan
Icelandic flag Icelandic: einfaldleiki Italian flag Italian: semplicità Japanese flag Japanese: 単純さ
Korean flag Korean: 단순 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: paprastumas Latvian flag Latvian: vienkāršība
Malay flag Malay: kesederhanaan Dutch flag Dutch: eenvoud Norwegian flag Norwegian: enkelhet
Polish flag Polish: prostota, naturalność Persian flag Persian: سادگي Pashto flag Pashto: ساده توب، اسانتيا،څرګندوا
Portuguese flag Portuguese: simplicidade Romanian flag Romanian: sim­pli­­tate Russian flag Russian: простота; простодушие
Slovak flag Slovak: jednoduchosť Slovenian flag Slovenian: preproščina Serbian flag Serbian: jednostavnost
Swedish flag Swedish: enkelhet, naturlighet, rä Thai flag Thai: ความเรียบง่าย Turkish flag Turkish: saflık, basitlik
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 樸素,簡單,率真 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: простота; простодушність Urdu flag Urdu: سادگی
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: sự đơn giản Chinese flag Chinese: 简明,朴素,直率

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