very simplicity

collocation in English

meaningsofveryandsimplicity

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very
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈver.i/us
/ˈver.i/
(used to add emphasis to a noun) exact ...
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simplicity
noun[U]
uk
/sɪmˈplɪs.ə.ti/us
/sɪmˈplɪs.ə.t̬i/
the fact that something is easy to understand ...
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(Definition ofveryandsimplicityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofvery simplicity

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The simple model of annotations, through itsverysimplicity, made it hard to account adequately for ambiguities, or under-specification, in the analysis.
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The problem with this classification is that itsverysimplicityderives from the fact that it is based on only 18 cases.
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It is theverysimplicityof the illusory sequence, the shorthand summary that circumvents all the poor magician's toil, which makes the trick so compelling.
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Additionally, theverysimplicityof this cost-utility analysis may make some statisticians and epidemiologists feel uncomfortable.
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This, of course, is one of the reasons why it became a favourite object of study in the first place, but itsverysimplicitymakes it unrepresentative.
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Perhaps it is itsverysimplicitythat confuses him.
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It is because of theirverysimplicitythat we are apt to overlook them.
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Success is likely to be elusive, but when it comes—if it comes—it is indeed theverysimplicityof the solution which provides endeavour with its truest reward.
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We are baffled by itsverysimplicity, but shall we turn away from it for that reason?
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As for the lyrics themselves, theirverysimplicitymakes it easy to generate new verses.
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Small actions, therefore, easily reproducible, requiring unsophisticated means that are available to all, are by theirverysimplicityand spontaneity uncontrollable.
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He is a complex man and his canvasses reinforce this complexity in theverysimplicityof their form and content.
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Thomson's music was unconventional in itsverysimplicity.
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