# simplicity

> English word · Noun · IPA /sɪmˈplɪsɪti/ · frequency rank #10,131

## Definitions
1. The state or quality of being simple
2. The state or quality of being simple
3. The state or quality of being simple
4. The state or quality of being simple
5. The state or quality of being simple
6. The state or quality of being simple
7. An act or instance of foolishness.

## Etymology
From Middle English simplicite, from Old French simplicite, from Latin simplicitās, from simplex (“simple”). See simple. Partially displaced native English onefoldness.

## Common misspellings (16)
`ismplicity`, `simlpicity`, `simmplicity`, `simpilcity`, `simplciity`, `simpliccity`, `simplicitty`, `simplicityy`, `simpliciyt`, `simplictiy`, `simpliicty`, `simpllicity`, `simpplicity`, `sipmlicity`, `smiplicity`, `ssimplicity`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/simplicity