simplicity
Pronunciation: /sɪmˈplɪsɪti/
The English word “simplicity” has 8 meanings listed here.
noun
- The state or quality of being simple
- The quality or state of being unmixed or uncompounded
- The quality or state of being not complex, or of consisting of few parts.
- Lack of sharpness of mind; lack of ability to think using complex ideas; stupidity
- Lack of artificial ornament, pretentious style, or luxury; plainness
- Lack of subtlety or abstruseness; clarity
- Lack of complication; efficiency.
- An act or instance of foolishness.
Etymology
From Middle English simplicite, from Old French simplicite, from Latin simplicitās, from simplex (“simple”). See simple. By surface analysis, simple + -icity. Partially displaced native English onefoldness.
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More English words
- simpliciality
- simplicially
- simplician
- simpliciter
- simplicity itself
- simplifaction
- simplifiable
- simplification
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