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simplicity

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  • //sɪmˈplɪsɪti//

The state or quality of being simple

Substantiv

  1. 1

    The state or quality of being simple

    simplicity of dress, of style, or of language

    simplicity of diet

    simplicity of life

  2. 2

    The state or quality of being simple The quality or state of being unmixed or uncompounded

    the simplicity of metals or of earths

  3. 3

    The state or quality of being simple The quality or state of being not complex, or of consisting of few parts.

    the simplicity of a machine

    2. Simplicity, with the least number of working parts, all readily visible and accessible.

  4. 4

    The state or quality of being simple Lack of sharpness of mind; lack of ability to think using complex ideas; stupidity

  5. 5

    The state or quality of being simple Lack of artificial ornament, pretentious style, or luxury; plainness

  6. 6

    The state or quality of being simple Lack of subtlety or abstruseness; clarity

    the simplicity of a doctrine

    the simplicity of an explanation or a demonstration

  7. 7

    The state or quality of being simple Lack of complication; efficiency.

    Economics is a messy discipline: too fluid to be a science, too rigorous to be an art. Perhaps it is fitting that economists’ most-used metric, gross domestic product (GDP), is a tangle too. GDP measures the total value of output in an economic territory. Its apparent simplicity explains why it is scrutinised down to tenths of a percentage point every month.

  8. 8

    altertümlichAn act or instance of foolishness.

    speaking of the great simplicity we commit, in leaving yong children under the government and charge of their fathers and parents.

Herkunft

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

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