SIMPLICITY
\sɪmplˈɪsɪti], \sɪmplˈɪsɪti], \s_ɪ_m_p_l_ˈɪ_s_ɪ_t_i]\
Definitions of SIMPLICITY
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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lack of ornamentation; "the room was simply decorated with great restraint"
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a lack of penetration or subtlety; "they took advantage of her simplicity"
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the quality of being simple or uncompounded; "the simplicity of a crystal"
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absence of affectation or pretense
By Princeton University
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lack of ornamentation; "the room was simply decorated with great restraint"
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a lack of penetration or subtlety; "they took advantage of her simplicity"
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the quality of being simple or uncompounded; "the simplicity of a crystal"
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absence of affectation or pretense
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The quality or state of being simple, unmixed, or uncompounded; as, the simplicity of metals or of earths.
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Freedom from artificial ornament, pretentious style, or luxury; plainness; as, simplicity of dress, of style, or of language; simplicity of diet; simplicity of life.
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Freedom from subtlety or abstruseness; clearness; as, the simplicity of a doctrine; the simplicity of an explanation or a demonstration.
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Weakness of intellect; silliness; folly.
By Oddity Software
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The quality or state of being simple, unmixed, or uncompounded; as, the simplicity of metals or of earths.
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Freedom from artificial ornament, pretentious style, or luxury; plainness; as, simplicity of dress, of style, or of language; simplicity of diet; simplicity of life.
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Freedom from subtlety or abstruseness; clearness; as, the simplicity of a doctrine; the simplicity of an explanation or a demonstration.
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Weakness of intellect; silliness; folly.
By Noah Webster.
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The state or quality of being clear, plain, unaffected, etc.; guilelessness; lack of cunning; lack of common sense.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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The state or quality of being simple: singleness: want of complication: openness: clearness: freedom from excessive adornment: plainness: sincerity: artlessness: credulity, silliness, folly.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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n. Quality of being simple, unmixed, or uncompounded;—quality of being not complex, or of consisting of few parts;—artlessness of mind; freedom from duplicity; sincerity;—freedom from artificial ornament; plainness;— freedom from subtlety or abstruseness; clearness;-weakness of intellect; silliness.
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