/sim plis"i tee/ , n. , pl. simplicities .
1. the state, quality, or an instance of being simple.
2. freedom from complexity, intricacy, or division into parts: an organism of great simplicity.
3. absence of luxury, pretentiousness, ornament, etc.; plainness: a life of simplicity.
4. freedom from deceit or guile; sincerity; artlessness; naturalness: a simplicity of manner.
5. lack of mental acuteness or shrewdness: Politics is not a field for simplicity about human nature.
[ 1325-75; ME simplicite ( simplicité ) simplicitas simpleness, equiv. to simplici- (s. of simplex ) SIMPLEX + -tas -TY 2 ]
Syn. 4. candor, directness, honesty.