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    Simplicity

    Definitions

    1 | noun | the quality of being simple or uncompounded 2 | noun | a lack of penetration or subtlety 3 | noun | absence of affectation or pretense 4 | noun | freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort 5 | noun | lack of ornamentation (5 meanings)

    Pronunciation

    s, impl'isuhtee (IPA: sˌɪmplˈɪsəti)

    Hyphenation

    sim-plic-i-ty (10 letters | 4 syllables)

    First known use in English

    1374 (Late Middle ages) (651 years ago)

    Word origins

    Old French | Latin

    Word frequency history

    Inflected form

    simplicities

    Synonyms

    simpleness | simple mindedness | simmpleness | ease | easiness | chasteness | restraint (total: 7)

    Antonym

    complexity

    Narrower terms

    effortlessness

    Broader terms

    quality | naiveness | naivete | naivety | naturalness | plainness (total: 6)

    Rhymes

    analyticity | authenticity | complicity | domesticity | duplicity | eccentricity | elasticity | electricity | ethnicity | felicity | multiplicity | publicity | specificity | toxicity (total: 14) (based on typical American pronunciation)

    Lexically close words

    simplified | simplifier | simplifies

    Anagrams

    (none among common words)

    Translations

    Spanish: | sencillez (general) | simplicidad (general) | sencillez (behavior) | naturalidad (behavior) French: | simplicité (general) | simplicité (behavior) | sobriété (behavior) Portuguese: | simplicidade (general) | simplicidade (behavior) | modéstia (behavior) German: | Einfachheit (general) | Einfachheit (behavior) | Bescheidenheit (behavior) Japanese: | 直 (adjectival nouns) | 簡 (common noun) | 単簡 (adjectival nouns) | 単純 (adjectival nouns) | 朴直 (adjectival nouns) | 簡易 (adjectival nouns) | 簡潔 (adjectival nouns) | 簡略 (adjectival nouns) | 簡素 (adjectival nouns) | 素朴 (adjectival nouns) | 素樸 (adjectival nouns) | 質実 (adjectival nouns) | 質朴 (adjectival nouns) | 質樸 (adjectival nouns) | 質素 (adjectival nouns) | 軽便 (adjectival nouns) | 単純性 (common noun) | 簡潔性 (common noun) | 天真爛漫 (usually kana)

    Other notable uses

    simplicity.com | simplicity.net | simplicity.org | simplicity.info | simplicity.biz (total: 5)

    Crossword puzzle clues

    (none)

    Scrabble score

    19 (International English) | 19 (North American English)

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