simplicity
/sɪmˈplɪsɪti/ · noun
Meaning
- 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 / origin
From Middle English simplicite, from Old French simplicite, from Latin simplicitās, from simplex (“simple”). See simple. Partially displaced native English onefoldness.
- simplicitās(la)→
- simplicite(fro)→
- simplicite(Middle English)→
- simplicity (English)
- Relations: inh, der, der
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