English → Latin
“simplicity” in Latin
simplicitāssimplicity; plainness, frankness, openness; innocence, honesty, candor, integritynātūrathe nature, quality, substance or essence of a thing; character, temperament, inclination, disposition; nature, the natuvereorto have respect for, revere, stand in awe; to be afraid, fear; dreadstupiditāssenselessness, dullness, stupiditymēnsmind; intellect, reason; reasoning, judgementrūsticitāsrusticity (country life and people); uneducation, idiocy
The English word simplicity itself goes back to Latin simplex, through simplicitās.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
simplicity
simplicitas (general term, PROP. and IMPROP.): ἀτεχνία, or pure Latin nulla ars (Vid: Quint., 2, 20, 2; artlessness): natura (nature itself; e.g., mentis; Vid: Quint. 10, 2, 5): veritas (the truth, or the simple truth; also simplicitas in this sense). Simplicity of expression, pressa et tenuia (nominative plur.): simplicity in dress, vestis non pretiosa: rural simplicity, rusticitas (i. e., sincerity, straightforward conduct of the peasant).
In a bad sense = silliness, stupiditas (stupidity): ingenium hebes (slowness, dulness). Vid: also, SILLINESS.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for simplicity?
- The usual Latin words for “simplicity” are simplicitās, nātūra, vereor; also stupiditās, mēns, rūsticitās. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.