sencillez

Spanish

Etymology

From sencillo +‎ -ez.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /senθiˈʝeθ/ [sẽn̟.θiˈʝeθ]

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

 

• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /sensiˈʝes/ [sẽn.siˈʝes]

• 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)

1. 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