simplicity
noun
[ sɪmˈplɪsɪti ]
• the quality or condition of being easy to understand or do.
• "for the sake of simplicity, this chapter will concentrate upon one theory"
Similar:
clarity,
clearness,
plainness,
simpleness,
intelligibility,
comprehensibility,
understandability,
lucidity,
lucidness,
coherence,
directness,
straightforwardness,
accessibility,
user-friendliness,
• the quality or condition of being plain or uncomplicated in form or design.
• "the grandeur and simplicity of Roman architecture"
Similar:
plainness,
lack/absence of adornment,
lack/absence of decoration,
lack/absence of embellishment,
unpretentiousness,
starkness,
austereness,
austerity,
spareness,
severity,
classic lines,
clean lines,
lack/absence of clutter,
restraint,
purity,
ordinariness,
lack of sophistication,
lack of affectation,
naturalness,
modesty,
homeliness,
wholesomeness,
quietness,
innocence,
guilelessness,
naivety,
ingenuousness,
Opposite:
ornateness,
fanciness,
pretentiousness,
affectation,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French simplicite or Latin simplicitas, from simplex (see simplex).
