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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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