🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

简单性

Pronunciation / Transliteration: jiǎndān xìng

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Simplicity/sɪmˈplɪs.ɪ.ti/
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"设计的简单性吸引了广泛的观众。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The quality or condition of being easy to understand or do.

    "The simplicity of the design made it appealing to a wide audience."
  2. 2

    The state of being simple or uncomplicated.

    "She appreciated the simplicity of life in the countryside."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'simplicity' originates from the Latin 'simplicitas', meaning 'plainness' or 'foolishness', which evolved through Old French 'simplicité' before entering Middle English. Its meaning has shifted over time from a sense of naivety to the current understanding of being uncomplicated or easy to understand.

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