simpliciter

English

Etymology

From the Latin simpliciter (simply”, “plainly), from simplex (simple).

Pronunciation

Adverb

simpliciter (not comparable)

  1. (philosophy, law, originally chiefly in Scots law) Simply, absolutely; without any qualification or condition.

References


Latin

Etymology

From simplex (simple, plain) + -iter.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /simˈpli.ki.ter/, [sɪmˈplɪ.kɪ.tɛr]

Adverb

simpliciter (comparative simplicius, superlative simplicissimē)

  1. simply, plainly, straightforwardly, directly, utterly

References

  • simpliciter in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • simpliciter in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
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