Definition of Simplicity

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Simplicity

The quality or state of being simple, unmixed, or uncompounded; as, the simplicity of metals or of earths.

The quality or state of being not complex, or of consisting of few parts; as, the simplicity of a machine.

Artlessness of mind; freedom from cunning or duplicity; lack of acuteness and sagacity.

Freedom from artificial ornament, pretentious style, or luxury; plainness; as, simplicity of dress, of style, or of language; simplicity of diet; simplicity of life.

Freedom from subtlety or abstruseness; clearness; as, the simplicity of a doctrine; the simplicity of an explanation or a demonstration.

Weakness of intellect; silliness; folly.

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Simplicity Quotations

I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures.
Lao Tzu

Manifest plainness, embrace simplicity, reduce selfishness, have few desires.
Lao Tzu

The art of art, the glory of expression and the sunshine of the light of letters, is simplicity.
Walt Whitman

Simplicity is the glory of expression.
Walt Whitman

Writing is no trouble: you just jot down ideas as they occur to you. The jotting is simplicity itself - it is the occurring which is difficult.
Stephen Leacock

Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.
Leonardo da Vinci

There is no greatness where there is no simplicity, goodness and truth.
Leo Tolstoy

Simplicity and repose are the qualities that measure the true value of any work of art.
Frank Lloyd Wright

Organic architecture seeks superior sense of use and a finer sense of comfort, expressed in organic simplicity.
Frank Lloyd Wright

I cannot consent that my mortal body shall be laid in a repository prepared for an Emperor or a King my republican feelings and principles forbid it the simplicity of our system of government forbids it.
Andrew Jackson

Simplicity Translations

simplicity in German is Einfachheit
simplicity in Spanish is sencillez, simplicidad
simplicity in Swedish is enkelket

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