One entry found for simplicity.

Entry Word: simplicity
Function: noun
Text: 1 the quality or state of having a form or structure of few parts or elements <the simplicity of this machine should enable everyone to learn how to use it>
Synonyms plainness, unsophistication
Related Words homogeneity, unity
Antonyms complexity, complication, elaborateness, intricacy, sophistication
2 clearness of expression <the simplicity of this poem is beautiful>
Synonyms clarity, explicitness, lucidity, lucidness, perspicuity, perspicuousness
Related Words incisiveness, directness, forthrightness, openness, straightforwardness
Near Antonyms ambiguity, equivocalness; incomprehensibility, unintelligibility; circuitousness, deviousness, indirectness, indistinctness; dimness, disjointedness, incoherence; faintness, fuzziness, muddiness, nebulousness, vagueness
Antonyms obscurity
3 lack of good sense or judgment <the stupefying simplicity of the generals who thought that war would be over in a month!> -- see FOOLISHNESS 1
4 the quality or state of being simple and sincere <answered the judge's questions with childlike simplicity> -- see NAIVETE 1