English Explanatory Dictionary

simplicity

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The state or quality of being simple
  2. The quality or state of being unmixed or uncompounded
  3. The quality or state of being not complex, or of consisting of few parts.
  4. Lack of sharpness of mind; lack of ability to think using complex ideas; stupidity
  5. Lack of artificial ornament, pretentious style, or luxury; plainness
  6. Lack of subtlety or abstruseness; clarity
  7. Lack of complication; efficiency.
  8. An act or instance of foolishness.

Pronunciation

/sɪmˈplɪsɪti/ en-us-simplicity.ogg

Word forms

simplicity simplicities

Etymology

From Middle English simplicite, from Old French simplicite, from Latin simplicitās, from simplex (“simple”). See simple. Partially displaced native English onefoldness.

Synonyms

simpleness

Antonyms

complexity complication

Related words

simple

Derived words

oversimplicity semisimplicity simplicity itself supersimplicity unsimplicity

Translations

Arabic: بَسَاطَة Belarusian: прастата́ Bulgarian: простота́ Catalan: simplicitat Czech: jednoduchost Esperanto: simpleco French: simplicité Galician: simplicidade Georgian: სიმარტივე Georgian: უბრალოება German: Einfachheit Greek: απλότητα Hungarian: egyszerűség Italian: semplicità Central Kurdish: ساکاری Macedonian: едноставност Old English: ānfealdnes Portuguese: simplicidade Russian: простота́ Spanish: simplicidad Turkish: basitlik
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