sencillez

Spanish

Etymology

From sencillo +‎ -ez.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain) /senθiˈʝeθ/ [sẽn̟.θiˈʝeθ]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain) /senθiˈʎeθ/ [sẽn̟.θiˈʎeθ]

IPA^(key): (most of Latin America) /sensiˈʝes/ [sẽn.siˈʝes]
IPA^(key): (Andes Mountains) /sensiˈʎes/ [sẽn.siˈʎes]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /sensiˈʃes/ [sẽn.siˈʃes]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /sensiˈʒes/ [sẽn.siˈʒes]

(Spain) Rhymes: -eθ
(Latin America) Rhymes: -es
Syllabification: sen‧ci‧llez

Noun

sencillez f (plural sencilleces)

simplicity
Synonym: simplicidad

La sencillez es la máxima sofisticación.
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.

Further reading

“sencillez”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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