iːz iz ɹɪˈstɹeɪnt sɪmˈplɪsɪti lack of ornamentation the room was simply decorated with great restraint freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort he rose through the ranks with apparent ease they put it into containers for ease of transportation the very easiness of the deed held her back the quality of being simple or uncompounded the simplicity of a crystal absence of affectation or pretense a lack of penetration or subtlety they took advantage of her simplicity