simpliciter

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /simˈpli.ki.teɹ/
• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: sĭmplĭʹsĭtər, IPA^(key): /sɪmˈplɪsɪtə/

Adverb

simpliciter (not comparable)

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

References

• “‖simpliciter, adv.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2^nd Ed.; 1989]

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