Noun: simplicity sim'pli-si-tee
- The quality of being simple or uncompounded
"the simplicity of a crystal";
- simpleness
- Freedom from difficulty, hardship or effort
"he rose through the ranks with apparent simplicity";
- ease, easiness, simpleness
- Lack of ornamentation
"the room was simply decorated with great simplicity";
- chasteness, restraint, simpleness
- Absence of affectation or pretence
"The simplicity of her dress was elegant";
- simpleness
- A lack of penetration or subtlety
"they took advantage of her simplicity";
- simpleness, simple-mindedness
Derived forms: simplicities
See also: easy
Type of: naiveness, naiveté, naïveté, naivety, naturalness, plainness, quality
Encyclopedia: Simplicity