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# simplicity

«simplicity» in Mova's school dictionary: **Being simple and easy to understand or do** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (simplicity — usually uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Being simple and easy to understand or do. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/simplicity/#m1)

2) Being plain, without decoration or extras. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/simplicity/#m2)

3) An honest, plain way of living or thinking. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/simplicity/#m3)

4) Simplicity can also mean being too trusting and easy to fool. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/simplicity/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

A word for ideas, designs and ways of life. In maths and science, simplicity is valued: a simple rule that explains a lot. In art and design, simplicity means plain lines and few colours. In stories it can describe a quiet country life, like Mole's simple home in The Wind in the Willows. Phrase: «for simplicity» or «for the sake of simplicity» means to make things easier.

### examples

- The simplicity of the game made it great for little children. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/simplicity/#x1)
- I love the simplicity of a plain white room. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/simplicity/#x2)
- For simplicity, round the numbers to the nearest ten. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/simplicity/#x3)
- The beauty of the answer was its simplicity. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/simplicity/#x4)
- They enjoyed the simplicity of life on the farm. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/simplicity/#x5)
- The instructions were written with great simplicity. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/simplicity/#x6)
- Perceiving their simplicity, he cast down a huge log into the lake. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/simplicity/#x7)

### note

Usually uncountable. From «simple». Spelling: -icity at the end (simplicity, not simpleness). «For simplicity» in maths: you may round or leave out details to make the problem easier, but the answer is then approximate.

### In the corpora

- [In the simplicity of my heart and the innocency of my hands have I done this.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.526/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «simplicity» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/simplicity/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.