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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (5)

1. the quality of being simple or uncompounded;
- Example: "the simplicity of a crystal"
[syn: simplicity, simpleness]

2. a lack of penetration or subtlety;
- Example: "they took advantage of her simplicity"
[syn: simplicity, simpleness, simple mindedness]

3. absence of affectation or pretense;
[syn: simplicity, simmpleness]

4. freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort;
- Example: "he rose through the ranks with apparent ease"
- Example: "they put it into containers for ease of transportation"
- Example: "the very easiness of the deed held her back"
[syn: ease, easiness, simplicity, simpleness]

5. lack of ornamentation;
- Example: "the room was simply decorated with great restraint"
[syn: chasteness, restraint, simplicity, simpleness]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Simplicity \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. [1913 Webster] 2. The quality or state of being not complex, or of consisting of few parts; as, the simplicity of a machine. [1913 Webster] 3. Artlessness of mind; freedom from cunning or duplicity; lack of acuteness and sagacity. [1913 Webster] Marquis Dorset, a man, for his harmless simplicity neither misliked nor much regarded. --Hayward. [1913 Webster] In wit a man; simplicity a child. --Pope. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 5. Freedom from subtlety or abstruseness; clearness; as, the simplicity of a doctrine; the simplicity of an explanation or a demonstration. [1913 Webster] 6. Weakness of intellect; silliness; folly. [1913 Webster] How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning? --Prov. i. 22. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

simplicity n 1: the quality of being simple or uncompounded; "the simplicity of a crystal" [syn: simplicity, simpleness] [ant: complexity, complexness] 2: a lack of penetration or subtlety; "they took advantage of her simplicity" [syn: simplicity, simpleness, simple mindedness] 3: absence of affectation or pretense [syn: simplicity, simmpleness] 4: freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort; "he rose through the ranks with apparent ease"; "they put it into containers for ease of transportation"; "the very easiness of the deed held her back" [syn: ease, easiness, simplicity, simpleness] [ant: difficultness, difficulty] 5: lack of ornamentation; "the room was simply decorated with great restraint" [syn: chasteness, restraint, simplicity, simpleness]