Dictionary
sim•plic•i•ty
Pronunciation: (sim-plis'i-tē), [key]
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n.,
—pl. -ties.
1. the state, quality, or an instance of being simple.
2. freedom from complexity, intricacy, or division into parts:
an organism of great simplicity.
3. absence of luxury, pretentiousness, ornament, etc.; plainness:
a life of simplicity.
4. freedom from deceit or guile; sincerity; artlessness; naturalness:
a simplicity of manner.
5. lack of mental acuteness or shrewdness:
Politics is not a field for simplicity about human nature. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
