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Meaning of simplicity in English

simplicity
noun [ U ]
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/sɪmˈplɪs.ə.ti/ us
/sɪmˈplɪs.ə.t̬i/

simplicity noun [U] (EASY)

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the fact that something is easy to understand or do:
The advantage of the plan is its simplicity.
The test was simplicity itself (= very easy).
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simplicity noun [U] (NATURAL)

the fact that something is ordinary, traditional, or natural, and not complicated:
The old people led a life of great simplicity (= with few possessions and little money).
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simplicity noun [U] (PLAIN)

the fact that something is plain and has no decoration
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(Definition of simplicity from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

simplicity | American Dictionary

simplicity
noun [ U ]
us
/sɪmˈplɪs·ɪ·t̬i/
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the quality of being easy to understand or do:
A flat tax has the virtue of simplicity, but I question how fair it would be.
the quality of being plain, without unnecessary or extra things or decorations:
What fascinated us was the simplicity and usefulness of the design.
(Definition of simplicity from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of simplicity

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They failed to assess the importance of avoidance and took too rosy a view of the simplicities of ending evasion.
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The human element is, of course, extremely complex and, for simplicity's sake, can be divided into two main categories.
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We are surely concerned with damage brought about by what, for simplicity's sake, one calls denial.
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When one is broadcasting, it is right to get across the simplicities.
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The old simplicities and certainties of the cold war have gone.
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I have done that for simplicity's sake and in a spirit of compromise.
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Why, then, does he persist in pursuing the dogmatic simplicities of the 1980s?
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I know that in time the truth will gain wider currency in the country than these glowing simplicities.
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The simplicities of a world of nation states and activities confined within the territorial limits of those states have gone.
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We are uneasily aware that our lives have moved far away from the primitive, and even from the relative simplicities of a pre-industrial world.
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Had the rich dad—for simplicity's sake—stayed with the family, the child would have benefited.
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Except to serious social engineers, neither of those two crucial simplicities applies in the diverse world of a free society in time of peace.
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I use those figures for simplicity's sake.
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I was doing that for simplicity's sake.
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How far all this is from the old simplicities when a secret service was really secret, and was indeed so secret that it was legitimate to doubt its very existence!
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Collocations with simplicity

simplicity

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advantage of simplicity
These measures have the advantage of simplicity, for they allow productivity to be expressed as input-output ratios.
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apparent simplicity
The apparent simplicity of the act of repeating a nonword is, however, deceptive.
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elegant simplicity
The monograph is written with elegant simplicity and at an engaging pace.
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Translations of simplicity

in Chinese (Traditional)
容易, 簡單，簡易, 自然…
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容易, 简单，简易, 自然…
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sencillez, simplicidad [feminine, singular]…
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simplicidade, simplicidade [feminine]…
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साधेपणा…
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単純, 簡素, 単純（たんじゅん）…
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basitlik, sadelik, yalınlık…
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simplicité [feminine], simplicité…
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senzillesa…
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எதையாவது புரிந்துகொள்வது அல்லது செய்வது எளிது என்ற உண்மை…
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सरलता, सुबोधता…
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સરળતા…
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simpelhed, enkelhed…
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enkelhet, naturlighet, rättframhet…
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kesederhanaan…
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die Einfachheit, die Einfalt…
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enkelhet [masculine], enkelhet…
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سادگی, سادہ دلی, بھولپن…
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простота, простодушність…
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простота, незатейливость, несложность…
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సరళత / ఏదైనా అర్థం చేసుకోవడం లేదా చేయడం సులభం అనే వాస్తవం…
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بَساطة…
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সহজসাধ্য, সহজবোধ্য…
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jednoduchost…
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kesederhanaan…
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sự đơn giản…
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prostota, naturalność…
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간단함, 평이함…
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semplicità…
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