simplicity
Other forms: simplicities
Simplicity is a noun that means "the quality of being plain." The simplicity of your prom dress made you stand out in the sea of ruffles and sequins.
Simplicity describes a lack of ornamentation, like a Christmas tree that is only decorated with white lights instead of being fancied up with lots of ornaments, tinsel and multi-colored bulbs. The noun simplicity also means "freedom from hardship or effort" like the simplicity of hanging out on your porch. Simplicity also describes something easy to accomplish or understand.
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the quality of being simple or uncompounded“the simplicity of a crystal”synonyms: simplenessantonyms:complexitythe quality of being intricate and compoundedtype of:qualityan essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
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a lack of penetration or subtlety“they took advantage of her simplicity”synonyms: simple mindedness, simpleness
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absence of affectation or pretensetype of:naturalnessthe quality of being natural or based on natural principles
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lack of ornamentationsynonyms: chasteness, restraint, simplenesstype of:plainnessthe appearance of being plain and unpretentious
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freedom from difficulty or hardship or effortsynonyms: ease, easiness, simplenesstypes:effortlessnessthe quality of requiring little effortsmoothnessthe quality of being free from errors or interruptionstype of:qualityan essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
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Vocabulary lists containing simplicity
The mathematician-philosopher Alfred North Whitehead famously said "Seek simplicity, and distrust it." Simply put, this list provides the vocabulary to describe anything from an easy job to an elegantly minimal interior design.
This poem is written in the voice of a child reflecting on the significance and sadness of turning ten years old. Read the complete text here.
Transcendentalists seek to tap into the goodness and power of the individual. Contemplate the example sentences from the following poems to see how difficult this goal is: Tupac Shakur's "In the Depths of Solitude," Joy Harjo's "Remember," and Emily Dickinson's "A Light Exists in Spring." Here are all the word lists to support the reading of Grade 11 Unit 4's texts from SpringBoard's Common Core ELA series: Self-Reliance, Where I Lived, poems about transcendental thinking, All I Really Need to Know, Into the Wild (excerpts), Into the Wild, A View from Mount Ritter, multi-genre research project sample, Sparky, Charles M. Schulz