| 单词 | simplicity |
| 释义 | simplicity /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.; plainness: a life of simplicity. 4. freedom from deceit or guile; sincerity; artlessness; naturalness: a simplicity of manner. 5. lack of mental acuteness or shrewdness: Politics is not a field for simplicity about human nature. [1325-75; ME simplicite ( < OF simplicité) < L simplicitas simpleness, equiv. to simplici- (s. of simplex) SIMPLEX + -tas -TY2] Syn. 4. candor, directness, honesty. |
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