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"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "ubraloeba",
"sense": "freedom from complication; efficiency",
"word": "უბრალოება"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "sisadave",
"sense": "freedom from complication; efficiency",
"word": "სისადავე"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "aplótita",
"sense": "freedom from complication; efficiency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "απλότητα"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "freedom from complication; efficiency",
"word": "semplicità"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "freedom from complication; efficiency",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "simplicidade"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "freedom from complication; efficiency",
"word": "sencillez"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "freedom from complication; efficiency",
"word": "tính đơn giản"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "prostodušie",
"sense": "weakness of intellect; silliness; folly",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "простодушие"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "gonebačlungoba",
"sense": "weakness of intellect; silliness; folly",
"word": "გონებაჩლუნგობა"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "aploïkótita",
"sense": "weakness of intellect; silliness; folly",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "απλοϊκότητα"
},
{
"code": "ckb",
"lang": "Central Kurdish",
"roman": "feqîr 'eqllî",
"sense": "weakness of intellect; silliness; folly",
"word": "فەقیر عەقڵی"
},
{
"code": "gv",
"lang": "Manx",
"sense": "weakness of intellect; silliness; folly",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "meecheeall"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "weakness of intellect; silliness; folly",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "simplicidade"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"simplicity"
],
"word": "simplicity"
}
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