Synonyms for simplicity
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Restraint
3. Naturalness
naturalness, sincerity, openness, frankness, chastity, innocence, modesty, ingenuousness, artlessness, candor US, candour UK
Definitions
- n. 1
The state or quality of being simple
simplicity of dress, of style, or of language
- n. 2
The state or quality of being simple The quality or state of being unmixed or uncompounded
the simplicity of metals or of earths
- n. 3
The state or quality of being simple The quality or state of being not complex, or of consisting of few parts.
the simplicity of a machine
Related words
- Word family
- simple
Forms
- Plural
- simplicities → restraints, simplenesses, chastenesses, easinesses…
Example sentences
- naturalness The secret of her beauty is her naturalness.
- neatness The neatness of his attire was almost incredible.
- barbarianism The barbarian is, first and foremost, the man who believes in barbarianism.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| simplicity | steady | |
| naturalness | steady | |
| neatness | steady | |
| plainness | steady | |
| rusticity | steady | |
| barbarianism | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- ease1
- 6 letters
- candor2
- 7 letters
- modesty3, candour
- 8 letters
- weakness2, severity4, openness3, chastity3, neatness2, easiness
- 9 letters
- innocence3, restraint2, sincerity4, frankness2, plainness, rusticity
- 10 letters
- singleness, simpleness, chasteness
- 11 letters
- naturalness, artlessness
- 12 letters
- barbarianism
- 13 letters
- ingenuousness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (candor2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- simplicité
- Italiano
- semplicità
- Deutsch
- Einfachheit