Simplicity

  • 11Simplicity — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Simplicity >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 simplicity simplicity Sgm: N 1 plainness plainness homeliness Sgm: N 1 undress undress chastity PARAG:Simplicity >V GRP: V 1 Sgm: V 1 be simple b …

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  • 12simplicity — /sim plis i tee/, n., pl. simplicities. 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.;… …

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  • 13simplicity — noun (U) the quality of being simple, especially when this is attractive or useful: Mona wrote with a beautiful simplicity of style. | For the sake of simplicity, the tax form is divided into three sections. | be simplicity itself (=be very… …

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  • 14simplicity — noun 1) the simplicity of the recipes Syn: straightforwardness, ease, easiness, simpleness, effortlessness 2) the simplicity of the language Syn: clarity, clearness, plainness, simpleness, intelligibility, comprehen …

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  • 15simplicity — noun 1) the simplicity of the recipes is an advantage Syn: straightforwardness, ease 2) the simplicity of the language Syn: clarity, plainness, intelligibility, comprehensibility, accessibility 3) the building s simplicity …

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  • 16simplicity — sim|pli|ci|ty [sımˈplısıti] n [U] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: simplicité, from Latin, from simplex single, simple , from sim ( SIMPLE) + plex multiplied by ] the quality of being simple and not complicated, especially when this is… …

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  • 17simplicity — sim|plic|i|ty [ sım plısəti ] noun uncount * the quality of being simple: the government s wish to introduce simplicity into local government be simplicity itself to be very simple: This may sound complicated, but rest assured, it is simplicity… …

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  • 18simplicity — noun a) The quality or state of being simple, unmixed, or uncompounded; as, the simplicity of metals or of earths. b) The quality or state of being not complex, or of consisting of few parts; as, the simplicity of a machine. A …

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  • 19simplicity */ — UK [sɪmˈplɪsətɪ] / US noun [uncountable] the quality of being simple the government s wish to introduce simplicity into local government • be simplicity itself …

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  • 20simplicity — Synonyms and related words: Attic simplicity, Atticism, Bohemianism, abatement, abridgment, affability, agnosticism, agrarianism, alleviation, amentia, appropriateness, arrested development, artlessness, asceticism, attenuation, austereness,… …

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