sim|plic|i|ty

sim|plic|i|ty
sim|plic|i|ty «sihm PLIHS uh tee», noun, plural -ties.
1. the condition or quality of being simple: »

simplicity of structure.

2. freedom from difficulty; clearness: »

The simplicity of the book makes it suitable for children. Simplicity is become a very rare quality in a writer (William Cowper).

3. an absence of ornament or freedom from useless accessories; plainness: »

Hospital rooms are furnished with simplicity.

4. an absence of or freedom from luxury; plainness, especially rustic plainness, of life: »

The simplicities of cottage life ( Wordsworth).

5. an absence of show or pretense; sincerity; straightforwardness.
6. a lack of shrewdness; dullness: »

His simplicity made him easily fooled.

7. something simple or simple-minded: »

The…policy is to go on talking simplicities about defending freedom (Anthony Lewis).

[< Latin simplicitās < simplex, -icis simple]

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