. 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. ]
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 ]
How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning? Prov. i. 22. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Absence of simplicity; artfulness. C. Kingsley. [ 1913 Webster ]