simplicity

[sim-plis-i-tee] / sɪmˈplɪs ɪ ti /

NOUN

absence of complication,

Synonyms

STRONGEST

candor clarity directness integrity modesty purity restraint unity

STRONG

chastity clearness ease easiness homogeneity ingenuousness innocence monotony naturalness obviousness openness plainness primitiveness severity singleness straightforwardness uniformity

WEAK

classicality clean lines elementariness guilelessness lack of adornment naïveté sophistication artlessness

Antonyms

WEAK

complexity complication difficultness difficulty

Example Sentences

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"It was not elaborate like Victorian Gothic design that preceded it, and came with a classicism and simplicity that has survived the test of time," he said.

From BBC

The simplicity with which the goal was created exemplified Forest's excellence and Liverpool's lack of heart and intensity.

From BBC

The writer of “The Snow Leopard” and “At Play in the Fields of the Lord” wrote of nature’s austere simplicity.

From The Wall Street Journal

Matthiessen was this way, too, and his dizzying life and brilliantly varied work were the paradoxical outcomes of what was, as he put it, his “dream of simplicity.”

From The Wall Street Journal

While the conundrum is far from cracked, England can focus on simplicity going forward.

From BBC

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