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simplicity

simplicity

63 1.7
Being easy to understand and not complicated
  • noun
  • /sɪmˈplɪsɪti/
translation icon : simplicidad
  • I'm living a life of simplicity and I'm rolling on one backpack.
  • simplicity and clarity
  • complexity and simplicity
  • relative simplicity

Our motto, and this one is backlit, embodies simplicity and boldness.

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Examples

  • I genuinely believe that people are really missing the simplicity of life.

  • One possible explanation lies with the simplicity of the task that was evaluated in this study.

    Academic text (2012)
  • The operation is simplicity itself.

  • My plan is simplicity itself.

  • And for me, simplicity is my number one asset.

  • You have to love its simplicity.

  • For simplicity's sake, let's keep to this universe.

  • " The beauty of singing in the classroom is its simplicity and joyfulness.

    Academic text (2013)
  • And you're going to be blown away by the simplicity of the layout.

  • The simplicity of the instructions made it easy for everyone to follow along.

Synonyms

clarity
vssimplicity
152 3.0

How easy it is to understand what someone says or writes

stresses lack of complication and overall easiness to understand
comprehensibility
vssimplicity
1 4.2

How easy something is for people to understand

emphasizes clear organization and lack of complication rather than mental ease
plainness
vssimplicity
1 3.7

Being clear and easy to understand

highlights basic makeup and lack of complication rather than style
simpleness
vssimplicity
1.7

A quality that is not complicated and easy to understand or do

is the more common or preferred abstract term in formal use
understandability
vssimplicity
3.4

How easy something is to follow and make sense of

focuses on being straightforward and lacking complication rather than measurement
intuitiveness
vssimplicity
5.2

How easy something is to understand or use without help

refers to general easiness and not necessarily immediate instinctive grasp

Antonyms

389 1.8

A time when things are not organized and people do not know what to think or do

166 5.0

Many connected parts make something hard to understand

Idioms

Very easy to do and understand

How Simple

minimalism
5 6.5
plainness
1 3.5
simplicity
63 1.7
complication
99 4.1
complexity
166 5.0

Surface Forms

simplicity singular
simplicities plural

Morphology

simplicity = simple (transparent) = simple + ity

Formed by the adjective 'simple' + '-ity' and directly denotes the quality of being simple/easy to understand.

Etymology

The word simplicity comes from simple, which comes from the Latin root simplex meaning 'single' or 'not complicated'. So, simplicity is the quality of being easy to understand or not complicated.