simplicity
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ɪ noun, plural sim·plic·i·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; Middle English simplicite (< Old French simplicité) < Latin simplicitās simpleness, equivalent to simplici- (stem of simplex) simplex + -tās -ty2
1325–75; Middle English simplicite (< Old French simplicité) < Latin simplicitās simpleness, equivalent to simplici- (stem of simplex) simplex + -tās -ty2
Related forms
non·sim·plic·i·ty, noun, plural non·sim·plic·i·ties.
o·ver·sim·plic·i·ty, noun
su·per·sim·plic·i·ty, noun
Synonyms
4. candor, directness, honesty.
4. candor, directness, honesty.
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| the quality or condition of being simple | |
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Word Origin & History
simplicity
late 14c., 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 1510s, that of "plainness" is from 1520s.
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Example sentences
The apparent simplicity of this formulation clearly contains hidden dangers, but it seems to me workable.
The underlying scheme is brilliant in its simplicity.
Despite of its apparent simplicity, it still brings the testable predictions.
Much of the virtue of this system lies in its simplicity.
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