Singleness; the state of being unmixed or uncompounded; as the simplicity of metals or of earths.

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

Artlessness of mind; freedom from a propensity to cunning or stratagem; freedom from duplicity; sincerity. Marquis Dorset, a man for his harmless simplicity neither misliked nor much regarded.

Plainness; freedom from artificial ornament; as the simplicity of a dress, of style, of languageSimplicity in writing is the first or excellences.

Plainness; freedom from subtilty or abstruseness; as the simplicity of scriptural doctrines or truth.

Weakness of intellect; silliness. Godly simplicity, in Scriptures, is a fair open profession and practice of evangelical truth, with a single view to obedience and to the glory of God.