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  • 121simplicity — sim•plic•i•ty [[t]sɪmˈplɪs ɪ ti[/t]] n. pl. ties 1) the state, quality, or an instance of being simple 2) freedom from complexity or intricacy 3) absence of luxury, pretentiousness, ornament, etc.; plainness 4) freedom from deceit or guile;… …

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  • 122Bede or Bæda — (673 735)    Historian and scholar. B., who is sometimes referred to as the father of English history, was in his youth placed under the care of Benedict Biscop, Abbot of Wearmouth, and of Ceolfrith, afterwards Abbot of Jarrow. Ordained deacon in …

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  • 123artless — /ˈatləs / (say ahtluhs) adjective 1. free from deceit, cunning, or craftiness; ingenuous: an artless mind. 2. natural; simple: artless beauty. 3. lacking art, knowledge, or skill. –artlessly, adverb –artlessness, noun …

  • 124simplicity — /sɪmˈplɪsəti/ (say sim plisuhtee) noun (plural simplicities) 1. state or quality of being simple. 2. freedom from complexity, intricacy, or division into parts. 3. absence of luxury, pretentiousness, ornament, etc.; plainness. 4. naturalness;… …

  • 125ἀπεριεργίῃ — ἀπεριεργία artlessness fem dat sg (epic ionic) …

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  • 126artifice — [n1] hoax; clever act con, contrivance, device, dodge, expedient, gambit, gimmick*, machination, maneuver, play, ploy, racket*, ruse, savvy, scam*, stratagem, subterfuge, tactic, wile; concept 59 Ant. candor, frankness, honesty, honor,… …

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  • 127awkwardness — [n1] clumsiness; inelegance amateurishness, artlessness, boorishness, cloddishness, coarseness, crudeness, gawkiness, gracelessness, greenness*, ignorance, inability, incompetence, ineptitude, ineptness, inexpertness, maladroitness, oafishness,… …

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  • 128candor — [n] complete honesty artlessness, directness, fairness, forthrightness, frankness, glasnost, guilelessness, honesty, impartiality, ingenuousness, naiveté, openness, outspokenness, probity, simplicity, sincerity, straightforwardness, truthfulness …

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