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Implicity
(gcide) | Implicity \Im*plic"i*ty\, n.
Implicitness. [Obs.] --Cotgrave.
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administrative simplicity
(encz) | administrative simplicity,administrativní jednoduchost [eko.] RNDr.
Pavel Piskač |
simplicity
(encz) | simplicity,jednoduchost n: Zdeněk Brožsimplicity,prostota n: spiritual simplicity Helena Smetana |
Jeffersonian simplicity
(gcide) | Jeffersonian simplicity \Jeffersonian simplicity\
The absence of pomp or display which Jefferson aimed at in
his administration as President (1801-1809), eschewing
display or ceremony tending to distinguish the President from
the people, as in going to the capital on horseback and with
no escort, the abolition of court etiquette and the weekly
levee, refusal to recognize titles of honor, etc.
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Simplicity
(gcide) | Simplicity \Sim*plic"i*ty\, n. [F. simplicit['e], L.
simplicitas. See Simple.]
1. The quality or state of being simple, unmixed, or
uncompounded; as, the simplicity of metals or of earths.
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2. The quality or state of being not complex, or of
consisting of few parts; as, the simplicity of a machine.
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3. Artlessness of mind; freedom from cunning or duplicity;
lack of acuteness and sagacity.
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Marquis Dorset, a man, for his harmless simplicity
neither misliked nor much regarded. --Hayward.
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In wit a man; simplicity a child. --Pope.
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4. Freedom from artificial ornament, pretentious style, or
luxury; plainness; as, simplicity of dress, of style, or
of language; simplicity of diet; simplicity of life.
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5. Freedom from subtlety or abstruseness; clearness; as, the
simplicity of a doctrine; the simplicity of an explanation
or a demonstration.
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6. Weakness of intellect; silliness; folly.
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How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity?
and the scorners delight in their scorning? --Prov.
i. 22.
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Unsimplicity
(gcide) | Unsimplicity \Un`sim*plic"i*ty\, n.
Absence of simplicity; artfulness. --C. Kingsley.
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simplicity
(wn) | simplicity
n 1: the quality of being simple or uncompounded; "the
simplicity of a crystal" [syn: simplicity, simpleness]
[ant: complexity, complexness]
2: a lack of penetration or subtlety; "they took advantage of
her simplicity" [syn: simplicity, simpleness, {simple
mindedness}]
3: absence of affectation or pretense [syn: simplicity,
simmpleness]
4: freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort; "he rose
through the ranks with apparent ease"; "they put it into
containers for ease of transportation"; "the very easiness of
the deed held her back" [syn: ease, easiness,
simplicity, simpleness] [ant: difficultness,
difficulty]
5: lack of ornamentation; "the room was simply decorated with
great restraint" [syn: chasteness, restraint,
simplicity, simpleness] |
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