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simplicity

 
 
/sɪmˈplɪsəti/ noun [U]

Definition

NOT COMPLICATED when something is not complicated and has few details or little decoration: I admire the simplicity of his designs.
EASY when something is easy to understand
(Definition of simplicity noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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