simplicity

Plural: simplicities

Noun

• the quality of being simple or uncompounded
  • "the simplicity of a crystal"
• a lack of penetration or subtlety
  • "they took advantage of her simplicity"
• absence of affectation or pretense
• freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort
• lack of ornamentation
• The state or quality of being simple
• The quality or state of being unmixed or uncompounded
• The state or quality of being simple
• The quality or state of being not complex, or of consisting of few parts.
• The state or quality of being simple
• Lack of sharpness of mind; lack of ability to think using complex ideas; stupidity
• The state or quality of being simple
• Lack of artificial ornament, pretentious style, or luxury; plainness
• The state or quality of being simple
• Lack of subtlety or abstruseness; clarity
• The state or quality of being simple
• Lack of complication; efficiency.
• An act or instance of foolishness.

Examples

• simplicity of diet
• simplicity of dress, of style, or of language
• simplicity of life
• the simplicity of a doctrine
• the simplicity of a machine
• the simplicity of an explanation or a demonstration
• the simplicity of metals or of earths

Synonyms

chasteness, ease, easiness, restraint, simmpleness, simple mindedness, simpleness

Antonyms

complexity, difficulty, complication

Related Words

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