simplicity : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: simplicity	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for simplicity
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
simplicity n the quality of being simple or uncompounded; "the simplicity of a crystal" Synonym(s): simplicity, simpleness Antonym(s): complexity, complexness a lack of penetration or subtlety; "they took advantage of her simplicity" Synonym(s): simplicity, simpleness, simple mindedness absence of affectation or pretense Synonym(s): simplicity, simmpleness freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort; "he rose through the ranks with apparent ease"; "they put it into containers for ease of transportation"; "the very easiness of the deed held her back" Synonym(s): ease, easiness, simplicity, simpleness Antonym(s): difficultness, difficulty lack of ornamentation; "the room was simply decorated with great restraint" Synonym(s): chasteness, restraint, simplicity, simpleness
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Simplicity \Simplic"ity\, n. [F. simplicit[82], L. simplicitas. See {Simple}.] 1. The quality or state of being simple, unmixed, or uncompounded; as, the simplicity of metals or of earths. 2. The quality or state of being not complex, or of consisting of few parts; as, the simplicity of a machine. 3. Artlessness of mind; freedom from cunning or duplicity; lack of acuteness and sagacity. Marquis Dorset, a man, for his harmless simplicity neither misliked nor much regarded. --Hayward. In wit a man; simplicity a child. --Pope. 4. Freedom from artificial ornament, pretentious style, or luxury; plainness; as, simplicity of dress, of style, or of language; simplicity of diet; simplicity of life. 5. Freedom from subtlety or abstruseness; clearness; as, the simplicity of a doctrine; the simplicity of an explanation or a demonstration. 6. Weakness of intellect; silliness; folly. How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning? --Prov. i. 22.