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. The absence of pomp or display which Jefferson aimed at in his administration as President (1801-1809), eschewing display or ceremony tending to distinguish the President from the people, as in going to the capital on horseback and with no escort, the abolition of court etiquette and the weekly levee, refusal to recognize titles of honor, etc. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ F. simplicité, L. simplicitas. See Simple. ] 1. The quality or state of being simple, unmixed, or uncompounded; as, the simplicity of metals or of earths. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The quality or state of being not complex, or of consisting of few parts; as, the simplicity of a machine. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Artlessness of mind; freedom from cunning or duplicity; lack of acuteness and sagacity. [ 1913 Webster ]

Marquis Dorset, a man, for his harmless simplicity neither misliked nor much regarded. Hayward. [ 1913 Webster ]

In wit a man; simplicity a child. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Freedom from artificial ornament, pretentious style, or luxury; plainness; as, simplicity of dress, of style, or of language; simplicity of diet; simplicity of life. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. Freedom from subtlety or abstruseness; clearness; as, the simplicity of a doctrine; the simplicity of an explanation or a demonstration. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. Weakness of intellect; silliness; folly. [ 1913 Webster ]

How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning? Prov. i. 22. [ 1913 Webster ]