simplicity

C1 Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /sɪmˈplɪsɪti/ See IPA manual

Freq #14724

Meanings

1

noun
The quality of being easy to understand or do.

The simplicity of the recipe makes it perfect for beginners.
2

noun
The quality of being plain and without unnecessary decoration.

I love the simplicity of the room's white walls and bare floors.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the quality of being easy... ease simpleness

2 noun · the quality of being plain... plainness

Opposites

complexity complication

Word family

Forms simplicities

Derived forms oversimplicitysemisimplicitysupersimplicityunsimplicity

Related forms simple

Appears in

Phrases (1)

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structural simplicity
lack of unnecessary complexity in the way something is organized or built

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From Middle English simplicite, from Old French simplicite, from Latin simplicitās, from simplex (“simple”). See simple. Partially displaced native English onefoldness.

simplicite Middle English simplicitās Latin

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Topics

Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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# simplicity

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /sɪmˈplɪsɪti/
**Frequency rank:** 14724

## Meanings
1. The quality of being easy to understand or do.
2. The quality of being plain and without unnecessary decoration.

## Examples
- The simplicity of the recipe makes it perfect for beginners.
- I love the simplicity of the room's white walls and bare floors.

## Synonyms
- simpleness

## Antonyms
- complexity
- complication

## Derived Forms
- oversimplicity
- semisimplicity
- supersimplicity
- unsimplicity

## Related Forms
- simple

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: simplicite
- Root: simplicitās

## Etymology
From Middle English simplicite, from Old French simplicite, from Latin simplicitās, from simplex (“simple”). See simple. Partially displaced native English onefoldness.

## AI Etymology
Simplicity is from Middle English simplicite, from Old French simplicite, from Latin simplicitās, from simplex (“simple”). See simple. Partially displaced native English onefoldness. In present-day use, it can mean the quality of being easy to understand or do, or the quality of being plain and without unnecessary decoration. Related forms include simple. Derived formations include oversimplicity, semisimplicity, supersimplicity, unsimplicity.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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