simplicitas
εἰ πλείονα δ' εἰδείης Σισύφου → if you were more intelligent than Sisyphus
Latin > English
simplicitas simplicitatis N F :: simplicity, candor
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
simplĭcĭtas: ātis, f. simplex.
I In gen., simpleness, simplicity (not freq. till after the Aug. period, esp. in the signif. II.; not found in Cic.; cf.: candor, sinceritas): sunt solida primordia simplicitate, Lucr. 1, 609 sq.; so id. 1, 574; 2, 157: indigesta (ligni), i. e. plainness, straightness of grain, Plin. 13, 15, 30, § 97.—
II In partic., in a moral sense, plainness, frankness, openness, artlessness, innocence, honesty, candor, simplicity, directness, ingenuousness, naturalness, etc.: juvenis incauti, Liv. 40, 23: puerilis, id. 40, 8; Vell. 2, 10, 3; 2, 43, 3 al.; Plin. 35, 10, 36, § 70; Ov. H. 2, 64; id. Am. 2, 4, 18: sermo antiquae simplicitatis, Liv. 40, 47: vir simplicitatis generosissimae, of the noblest honesty, candor, Vell. 2, 125 fin.: prudens, Mart. 10, 47, 7: Romana, id. 11, 21, 10: callidissima simplicitatis imitatio, Quint. 4, 2, 57: rarissima, Ov. A. A. 1, 242 al.: vitii, Quint. 11, 1, 21; 9, 4, 20.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
simplĭcĭtās,¹⁰ ātis, f. (simplex),
1 simplicité = substance simple : Lucr. 1, 609, etc.
2 [moralt] ingénuité, droiture, franchise : Liv. 40, 47, 3 || candeur, naïveté : Liv. 40, 23, 1.
Latin > German (Georges)
simplicitās, ātis, f. (simplex), I) die Einfachheit, a) übh.: sunt igitur solidā primordia simplicitate, Lucr.: materiae surda et indigesta simplicitas, Plin. – b) das einfache Wort (Ggstz. compositio), Prisc. de accent. § 14 u. 2938. – II) übtr.: a) die Einfachheit, das Natürliche, simplicitas antiquorum in cibo capiendo, Val. Max. 2, 5, 5. – b) die Einfalt, Offenheit, Unschuld in Mienen und im Betragen, die Unbefangenheit, Arglosigkeit, Aufrichtigkeit, Ehrlichkeit (Ggstz. versutia, Ambros. de off. 3, 6. § 37; Ggstz. astutia, Sidon. epist. 7, 13, 5), puerilis, Liv.: generosissima, Vell.: quorum (legatorum) sermo antiquae simplicitatis fuit, Liv.: simplicitas rudis ante fuit, Ov.: scis Romanā simplicitate loqui, Mart.
Latin > Chinese
Translations
simplicity
Aghwan: 𐕉𐔰𐕀𐔰𐕐; Ancient Greek: ἀκοσμία, ἀπεριεργίη, ἀπεριττότης, ἁπλόη, ἁπλότης, ἀπονηρευσία, ἀρχαιότης, ἀφέλεια, ἀφελότης, εὐήθεια, εὐηθία, εὐηθίη, καθαρειότης, λιτότης, συντομία, τὸ ἀκατάσκευον, τὸ ἀπερίεργον, τὸ ἀπέρισσον, τὸ ἀπέριττον, τὸ ἁπλοῦν, τὸ ἀποίητον, τὸ ἀσχημάτιστον, τὸ ἀφελές, χρηστότης; Arabic: بَسَاطَة; Belarusian: прастата; Bulgarian: простота; Catalan: simplicitat; Czech: jednoduchost; Esperanto: simpleco; French: simplicité; Galician: simplicidade; Georgian: სიმარტივე, უბრალოება; German: Einfachheit; Gothic: 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍆𐌰𐌻𐌸𐌴𐌹; Greek: απλότητα; Hebrew: פשטות; Hungarian: egyszerűség; Italian: semplicità; Kurdish Central Kurdish: ساکاری; Latin: simplicitas; Old English: ānfealdnes; Portuguese: simplicidade; Russian: простота; Spanish: simplicidad; Tagalog: kalaharan; Turkish: basitlik; Vietnamese: tính đơn giản; Volapük: balug