a lack of penetration or subtlety
"they took advantage of her simplicity"
absence of affectation or pretense
"Her simplicity in dress reflected an absence of affectation or pretense."
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"
lack of ornamentation
"the room was simply decorated with great restraint"
The state or quality of being simple
"The simplicity of her design made the room feel instantly larger and more peaceful."
The quality or state of being unmixed or uncompounded
"The purity of the white marble highlighted its simplicity as an unmixed and uncompounded stone."
In plain English: Simplicity is when something has no extra parts and is easy to use or do.
"The simplicity of the design makes the chair easy to assemble and clean."
Usage: Use simplicity to describe the quality of having few parts, steps, or elements rather than complexity. It often contrasts with words like complication when discussing designs, instructions, or solutions that are easy to understand and use.
The word simplicity entered English via the Old French simplicite and Latin simplicitas, originally meaning "the state of being single or one-fold." It eventually replaced an earlier native English term, onefoldness, to describe a quality of having few parts or uncomplicated nature.