simplicities

noun

lack of ornamentation

freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort

absence of affectation or pretense

a lack of penetration or subtlety

the quality of being simple or uncompounded

Roots

simplexsimplic- · Latin · simple, single-fold itas-iti · Latin · quality, state of es-es · Latin · plural

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