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Webster 1913 Edition
Simplicity
1.
The quality or state of being simple, unmixed, or uncompounded;
as, the
. simplicity
of metals or of earths2.
The quality or state of being not complex, or of consisting of few parts;
as, the
. simplicity
of a machine3.
Artlessness of mind; freedom from cunning or duplicity; lack of acuteness and sagacity.
Marquis Dorset, a man, for his harmless
simplicity
neither misliked nor much regarded. Hayward.
In wit a man;
simplicity
a child. Pope.
4.
Freedom from artificial ornament, pretentious style, or luxury; plainness;
as,
. simplicity
of dress, of style, or of language; simplicity
of diet; simplicity
of life5.
Freedom from subtlety or abstruseness; clearness;
as, the
. simplicity
of a doctrine; the simplicity
of an explanation or a demonstration6.
Weakness of intellect; silliness; folly.
How long, ye simple ones, will ye love
simplicity
? and the scorners delight in their scorning? Prov. i. 22.
Webster 1828 Edition
Simplicity
SIMPLIC'ITY
,Noun.
1.
Singleness; the state of being unmixed or uncompounded; as the simplicity of metals or of earths.2.
The state of being not complex, or of consisting of few parts; as the simplicity of a machine.3.
Artlessness of mind; freedom from a propensity to cunning or stratagem; freedom from duplicity; sincerity. Marquis Dorset, a man for his harmless simplicity neither misliked nor much regarded.4.
Plainness; freedom from artificial ornament; as the simplicity of a dress, of style, of language, &c. Simplicity in writing is the first or excellences.5.
Plainness; freedom from subtilty or abstruseness; as the simplicity of scriptural doctrines or truth.6.
Weakness of intellect; silliness. Godly simplicity, in Scriptures, is a fair open profession and practice of evangelical truth, with a single view to obedience and to the glory of God.