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[ noun ] the quality of being simple or uncompounded

Synonyms

simpleness

Examples

"the simplicity of a crystal"

Used in print

(Chicago Daily Tribune...)

Well , Jerebohm and his wife Pinkie have reached the stage of affluence that stirs a longing for the more atrociously expensive rustic simplicities .

(Frank Getlein and Harold C. Gardiner, S.J., Movies,...)

The material of the Porter film is simplicity itself ; much of_it has continued to be used over the years and the heart of_it - good_guys and bad_guys in the old West - pretty well dominated television toward the end of the 1950's .

(Francis J. Johnston and John E. Willard, "The...)

Because of the simplicity of the molecules , isotopic exchange reactions between elemental halogens and the corresponding carbon_tetrahalides would appear to offer particularly fruitful possibilities for obtaining unambiguous basic kinetic data .

Related terms

complexity quality

2
[ noun ] a lack of penetration or subtlety

Examples

"they took advantage of her simplicity"

Used in print

(Howard Nemerov, "Themes and Methods: The Early...)

The wife , Amra , and her lover are both savagely portrayed , she as incarnate sensuality , `` voluptuous '' and `` indolent '' , possibly `` a mischief maker '' , with `` a kind of luxurious cunning '' to set against her apparent simplicity , her `` bird like brain '' .

Related terms

naivete

3
[ noun ] absence of affectation or pretense

Related terms

naturalness

4
[ noun ] freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort

Synonyms

ease easiness

Examples

: "he rose through the ranks with apparent ease" "they put it into containers for ease of transportation"

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[ noun ] lack of ornamentation

Examples

"the room was simply decorated with great restraint"

Related terms

plainness

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