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Perspicuity vs Simplicity - What's the difference?

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In rare|lang=en terms the difference between perspicuity and simplicity

is that perspicuity is (rare) transparency; translucence while simplicity is (rare) an act or instance of foolishness.

As nouns the difference between perspicuity and simplicity

is that perspicuity is clarity, lucidity, especially in expression; the state or characteristic of being perspicuous while simplicity is the quality or state of being simple, unmixed, or uncompounded; as, the simplicity of metals or of earths.

perspicuity

English

Alternative forms

* perspicuite (rel-mid5) * perspicuitie (rel-mid5) * perspicuitye (rel-mid5) * perspicuyte (rel-mid5) * perspycuitie

Noun

  • Clarity, lucidity, especially in expression; the state or characteristic of being perspicuous.
  • * 1905 , (George Bernard Shaw), The Irrational Knot , ch. 18,
    • Whether through the first officer's want of perspicuity or my own stupidity, I was not a bit the wiser for the explanation.
  • Perspicacity; insight.
  • *
    • , title=(The Celebrity), chapter=4 , passage=“Well,” I answered, at first with uncertainty, then with inspiration, “he would do splendidly to lead your cotillon, if you think of having one.” ¶ “So you do not dance, Mr. Crocker?” ¶ I was somewhat set back by her perspicuity .}}
  • * 1965 , " The Stupid Spy," Time , 19 Mar,
    • Thompson, a high school dropout, said with rare perspicuity that he doubted the FBI would hire him.
  • (rare) Transparency; translucence.
  • * 1900 , (w), The Touchstone , ch. 11,
    • It must have been on some such day of harsh sunlight, the incisive February brightness that gives perspicuity without warmth.

    Synonyms

    * perspicuousness

    Related terms

    * perspicacious * perspicaciously * perspective

    References

    * “ perspicuity]” listed in the [2nd Ed.; 1989 * “ perspicuity, n.'']” listed in the ''Oxford English Dictionary [draft revision; Mar. 2010 * * * * "perspicuity"] in Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition © & (P)2007 Microsoft Corporation. * Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary , 1987-1996.

    simplicity

    English

    (Webster 1913)

    Noun

    (wikipedia simplicity)
  • The quality or state of being simple, unmixed, or uncompounded; as, the simplicity of metals or of earths.
  • The quality or state of being not complex, or of consisting of few parts; as, the simplicity of a machine.
  • Artlessness of mind; freedom from cunning or duplicity; lack of acuteness and sagacity.
  • Freedom from artificial ornament, pretentious style, or luxury; plainness; as, simplicity of dress, of style, or of language; simplicity of diet; simplicity of life.
  • Freedom from subtlety or abstruseness; clearness; as, the simplicity of a doctrine; the simplicity of an explanation or a demonstration.
  • Freedom from complication; efficiency.
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2013-08-03, volume=408, issue=8847, magazine=(The Economist)
    • , title= Boundary problems , passage=Economics is a messy discipline: too fluid to be a science, too rigorous to be an art. Perhaps it is fitting that economists’ most-used metric, gross domestic product (GDP), is a tangle too. GDP measures the total value of output in an economic territory. Its apparent simplicity explains why it is scrutinised down to tenths of a percentage point every month.}}
  • Weakness of intellect; silliness; folly.
  • (rare) An act or instance of foolishness.
  • *, II.31:
  • *:speaking of the great simplicity we commit, in leaving yong children under the government and charge of their fathers and parents.

    • Antonyms

    * complexity * complication

    Related terms

    * simple

    References

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