About The Word Simplicity
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Simplicity
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What's The Definition Of Simplicity?
[n] lack of ornamentation; "the room was simply decorated with great restraint"
[n] freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort; "he rose through the ranks with apparent ease"; "they put it into containers for ease of transportation" [n] the quality of being simple or uncompounded; "the simplicity of a crystal" [n] absence of affectation or pretense [n] a lack of penetration or subtlety; "they took advantage of her simplicity" Synonyms | Synonyms for Simplicity: chasteness | ease | easiness | restraint | simple mindedness | simpleness Related Terms | Find terms related to Simplicity: See Also | effortlessness | naiveness | naivete | naivety | naturalness | plainness | quality Simplicity In Webster's Dictionary \Sim*plic"i*ty\, n. [F. simplicit['e], L.
simplicitas. See {Simple}.]
1. The quality or state of being simple, unmixed, or
uncompounded; as, the simplicity of metals or of earths.
2. The quality or state of being not complex, or of
consisting of few parts; as, the simplicity of a machine.
3. Artlessness of mind; freedom from cunning or duplicity;
lack of acuteness and sagacity.
Marquis Dorset, a man, for his harmless simplicity
neither misliked nor much regarded. --Hayward.
In wit a man; simplicity a child. --Pope.
4. Freedom from artificial ornament, pretentious style, or
luxury; plainness; as, simplicity of dress, of style, or
of language; simplicity of diet; simplicity of life.
5. Freedom from subtlety or abstruseness; clearness; as, the
simplicity of a doctrine; the simplicity of an explanation
or a demonstration.
6. Weakness of intellect; silliness; folly.
How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity?
and the scorners delight in their scorning? --Prov.
i. 22.
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