simplicity
pronunciation
How to pronounce simplicity in British English:
UK [sɪmˈplɪsəti]
How to pronounce simplicity in American English:
US [sɪmˈplɪsəti]
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- Noun:
- the quality of being simple or uncompounded
- a lack of penetration or subtlety
- absence of affectation or pretense
- freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort
- lack of ornamentation
Word Origin
- simplicity (n.)
- late 14c., "singleness of nature, unity, indivisibility; immutability," from Old French simplicite (12c., Modern French simplicité), from Latin simplicitatem (nominative simplicitas) "state of being simple, frankness, openness, artlessness, candor, directness," from simplex (genitive simplicis) "simple" (see simplex). Sense of "ignorance" is from c. 1400; that of "simplicity of expression, plainness of style" is early 15c. Middle English also had simplesse, from French, attested in English from mid-14c. in sense "humility, lack of pride," late 14c. as "wholeness, unity;" c. 1400 as "ignorance."
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Example
- 1. This had the chief virtue of simplicity .
- 2. Monetary and credit policies will also lose their simplicity .
- 3. But the egalitarianism - or maybe better said a preference for simplicity - is also rooted in the culture .
- 4. Do them a favor and let them find more balance and simplicity in their lives .
- 5. This is why regulation should shift to simplicity , not add more complexity .