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simplicity

noun [U] (NATURAL)
 
 
/sɪmˈplɪs.ɪ.ti/ US  /-ə.t̬i/

Definition

the fact that something is ordinary, traditional, or natural, and not complicated: The old people led a life of great simplicity (= with few possessions and little money).Easiness and simplicity
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