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| Arcadia |
an isolated mountainous region in southern Greece, associated in ancient times with rustic simplicity and innocence. |
| chastity |
modesty or simplicity, as of style. [1/2 definitions] |
| childlike |
like or appropriate to a child, esp. in simplicity, openness, or innocence. |
| classical |
having a style resembling that of Greek and Roman art and literature, esp. including the qualities of simplicity, restraint, and balance. (Cf. romantic.) [1/4 definitions] |
| down-home |
of, resembling, or characteristic of the qualities associated with rural folk or family, such as hospitality, simplicity, and warmth. |
| ingenuous |
having or showing simplicity and lack of sophistication; artless. [1/2 definitions] |
| innocence |
lack of sophistication or pretension; simplicity. [1/5 definitions] |
| Spartan |
(usu. l.c.) characterised by simplicity and austerity. [1/5 definitions] |
| Taoism |
a Chinese philosophy and religious system, based on the teachings of Lao Tzu, that advocates a life of simplicity, acceptance of the course of nature, and the like. |
| Taoist |
of or pertaining to a Chinese philosophy and religious system, based on the teachings of Lao Tzu, that advocates a life of simplicity, acceptance of the course of nature, and the like. [1/2 definitions] |
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