simplicity
Meanings
Plural: simplicities
Noun
- the quality of being simple or uncompounded
- "the simplicity of a crystal"
- a lack of penetration or subtlety
- "they took advantage of her simplicity"
- absence of affectation or pretense
- freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort
- lack of ornamentation
- The state or quality of being simple
- The quality or state of being unmixed or uncompounded
- The state or quality of being simple
- The quality or state of being not complex, or of consisting of few parts.
- The state or quality of being simple
- Lack of sharpness of mind; lack of ability to think using complex ideas; stupidity
- The state or quality of being simple
- Lack of artificial ornament, pretentious style, or luxury; plainness
- The state or quality of being simple
- Lack of subtlety or abstruseness; clarity
- The state or quality of being simple
- Lack of complication; efficiency.
- An act or instance of foolishness.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English simplicite, from Old French simplicite, from Latin simplicitās, from simplex (“simple”). See simple. Partially displaced native English onefoldness.
Synonyms
chasteness, ease, easiness, restraint, simmpleness, simple mindedness, simpleness
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 19
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