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sim⋅plic⋅i⋅ty

  [sim-plis-i-tee]
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–noun, plural -ties.
1. the state, quality, or an instance of being simple.
2. freedom from complexity, intricacy, or division into parts: an organism of great simplicity.
3. absence of luxury, pretentiousness, ornament, etc.; plainness: a life of simplicity.
4. freedom from deceit or guile; sincerity; artlessness; naturalness: a simplicity of manner.
5. lack of mental acuteness or shrewdness: Politics is not a field for simplicity about human nature.
Origin:
1325–75; ME simplicite (< OF simplicité) < L simplicitās simpleness, equiv. to simplici- (s. of simplex) simplex + -tās -ty 2

Synonyms:
4. candor, directness, honesty.
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sim·plic·i·ty   (sĭm-plĭs'ĭ-tē)   
n.   pl. sim·plic·i·ties

  1. The property, condition, or quality of being simple or uncombined.

  2. Absence of luxury or showiness; plainness.

  3. Absence of affectation or pretense.

    1. Lack of sophistication or subtlety; naiveté.

    2. Lack of good sense or intelligence; foolishness.

    3. Clarity of expression.

    4. Austerity in embellishment.

    1. Clarity of expression.

    2. Austerity in embellishment.


[Middle English simplicite, from Old French, from Latin simplicitās, from simplex, simplic-, simple; see sem-1 in Indo-European roots.]
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Word Origin & History

simplicity 
1374, from O.Fr. simplicite (Fr. simplicité), from L. simplicitatem (nom. simplicitas) "state of being simple," from simplex (gen. simplicis) "simple" (see simplex). Sense of "ignorance" is from 1514, that of "plainness" is from 1526.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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