Bible Dictionaries
Simplicity

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) The quality or state of being not complex, or of consisting of few parts; as, the simplicity of a machine.

(2):

(n.) Artlessness of mind; freedom from cunning or duplicity; lack of acuteness and sagacity.

(3):

(n.) Freedom from artificial ornament, pretentious style, or luxury; plainness; as, simplicity of dress, of style, or of language; simplicity of diet; simplicity of life.

(4):

(n.) Freedom from subtlety or abstruseness; clearness; as, the simplicity of a doctrine; the simplicity of an explanation or a demonstration.

(5):

(n.) The quality or state of being simple, unmixed, or uncompounded; as, the simplicity of metals or of earths.

(6):

(n.) Weakness of intellect; silliness; folly.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Simplicity'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/simplicity.html. 1828.