Definition of simplicity itself - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

simplicityextremely easy to understand or do

The instructions were simplicity itself; even a child could follow them.

child's play

piece of cake

essencethe epitome of being simple

Her design is simplicity itself, with clean lines and minimal decoration.

essence

quintessence

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Examples of simplicity itself in a sentence

The recipe was simplicity itself, requiring only three ingredients.
The interface is simplicity itself, with just one button.
His explanation was simplicity itself, clear and concise.

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French:un jeu d'enfant, simplicité même, ...
German:die einfachste Sache der Welt, Inbegriff der Einfachheit, ...
Italian:di una semplicità estrema, l'essenza della semplicità, ...
Spanish:facilidad extrema, la simplicidad misma, ...
Portuguese:uma simplicidade, a essência da simplicidade, ...
Chinese:易如反掌, 简约的化身, ...
Japanese:極めて簡単なこと, シンプルさの極み, ...
Arabic:سُهولَةٌ بالِغَة, قِمَّة البَساطَة, ...
Hebrew:פָּשׁוּט בְּיוֹתֵר, הִתְגַּלְּמוּת הַפְּשִׁיטוּת, ...
Russian:проще простого, воплощение простоты, ...
Ukrainian:надзвичайна простота, сама простота, ...
Hindi:अत्यंत सरलता, सादगी की मिसाल, ...
Bengali:অত্যন্ত সহজ বিষয়, সহজতার প্রতিমূর্তি, ...
Catalan:la simplicitat mateixa, epítom de simplicitat, ...
Czech:naprostá jednoduchost, prostota, ...
Danish:selve indbegrebet af enkelhed, selve enkelheden, ...
Dutch:een fluitje van een cent, de eenvoud zelve, ...
Greek:πανεύκολο, η επιτομή της απλότητας, ...
Hungarian:gyerekjáték, maga az egyszerűség, ...
Khmer:ភាពងាយស្រួលបំផុត, ភាពសាមញ្ញដ៏ឥតខ្ចោះ, ...
Korean:더없이 쉬운 것, 단순함의 극치, ...
Persian:بسیار ساده و بی‌دردسر, نهایت سادگی, ...
Polish:bułka z masłem, kwintesencja prostoty, ...
Portuguese (BR):algo extremamente fácil de entender ou fazer, a essência da simplicidade, ...
Romanian:floare la ureche, epitomul simplității, ...
Swedish:så enkelt som det kan bli, själva enkelheten, ...
Thai:ง่ายดายอย่างยิ่ง, ความเรียบง่ายอย่างแท้จริง, ...
Turkish:son derece basit bir şey, saf sadelik, ...
Vietnamese:đơn giản hết sức, hiện thân của sự đơn giản, ...

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