sencillez

f.

1 simplicity.

2 unaffectedness, naturalness (modestia).

3 plainness.

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sencillez

► nombre femenino

1 (gen) simplicity

2 (naturalidad) simplicity, lack of affectation, unpretentiousness

3 (ingenuidad) gullibility, naivety,

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noun f.

simplicity

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SF

1) [de costumbre, estilo, ropa] simplicity

se viste con mucha sencillez — she dresses very simply

2) [de tema, problema] simplicity, straightforwardness

no entendió nada pese a la sencillez del asunto — she didn't understand a thing despite the simplicity o straightforwardness of the matter

3) (=naturalidad) naturalness

me gustó su sencillez en el trato — I liked her naturalness

4) LAm (=necedad) foolishness

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femenino simplicity

habla con sencillez — she uses plain language

viste con sencillez — she dresses simply o modestly

se comporta con gran sencillez — he behaves with great modesty

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= simplicity, casualness, sublimity.

Ex. Menu-based information retrieval system have found favour because of their apparent simplicity.

Ex. 'I can certainly understand your concern,' she ventured, speaking with a certain amiable casualness which she hoped would keep the edge off his annoyance, 'but we're really trying to protect the taxpayer's investment and the library's materials'.

Ex. His solution to the problem of significance order had the sublimity of innocence: put the more significant term first.

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femenino simplicity

habla con sencillez — she uses plain language

viste con sencillez — she dresses simply o modestly

se comporta con gran sencillez — he behaves with great modesty

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= simplicity, casualness, sublimity.

Ex: Menu-based information retrieval system have found favour because of their apparent simplicity.

Ex: 'I can certainly understand your concern,' she ventured, speaking with a certain amiable casualness which she hoped would keep the edge off his annoyance, 'but we're really trying to protect the taxpayer's investment and the library's materials'.

Ex: His solution to the problem of significance order had the sublimity of innocence: put the more significant term first.

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sencillez

feminine

simplicity

la sencillez del estilo the simplicity of the style

habla con sencillez y naturalidad her manner of speaking is simple and unaffected

viste con sencillez she dresses simply o modestly

pese al cargo que ocupa se comporta con gran sencillez in spite of his position he behaves with great modesty o in a very unassuming way

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sencillez sustantivo femenino
simplicity;

◊ con sencillez ‹vestir› simply;

‹comportarse› with modesty;

◊ habla con sencillez she uses plain language

sencillez sustantivo femenino
1 (de un problema, de un diseño) simplicity
2 (de una persona) naturalness

'sencillez' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
encanto
English:
simplicity
- plainly
- simply

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sencillez nf

1. [facilidad] simplicity

2. [de decoración, vestido] simplicity;

vestir con sencillez to dress simply

3. [de lenguaje, estilo] simplicity

4. [campechanía] unaffectedness, naturalness

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sencillez

f simplicity

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sencillez nf

: simplicity

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sencillez n simplicity