| Main Entry: | simplicity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | absence of complication, |
Synonyms: |
candor, chastity, clarity, classicality, clean lines, clearness, directness, ease, easiness, elementariness, guilelessness, homogeneity, ingenuousness, innocence, integrity, lack of adornment, modesty, monotony, naiveté, naturalness, obviousness, openness, plainness, primitiveness, purity, restraint, severity, singleness, sophistication artlessness, straightforwardness, uniformity, unity |
Antonyms: |
complexity, complication, difficultness, difficulty |
| Main Entry: | simplicity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
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Adjectives: |
flat, ascetic, austere, bald, chaste, cynical, dry, dull, exoteric, free from affectation, free from ornament, homely, homespun, inornate, monotonous, neat, ordinary, over, pure, puritanical, saxon, severe, simple, simplistic, unadorned, unaffected, unarrayed, undecked, ungarnished, unornamented, untrimmed, unvaried, unvarnished
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| Concept: | Simplicity. |
| Category: | 2. Discriminative Affections |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
simplicity; plainness, homeliness; undress, chastity.
-verbs
be simple, render simple; simplify.
-adjectives
simple, plain; homely, homespun; ordinary, household., unaffected; free from affectation, free from ornament; simplex munditiis [Horace]; sans facon, en deshabille., chaste, inornate, severe., unadorned, unornamented, undecked, ungarnished, unarranged, untrimmed, unvarnished., bald, flat, dull.
-phrases
veritatis simplex oratio est.
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Antonyms: |
ornament |
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