Luxury vs. Simplicity — What's the Difference?

A state of great comfort or elegance, especially when involving great expense

Simplicity is the state or quality of being simple. Something easy to understand or explain seems simple, in contrast to something complicated.

Luxurious or of the nature of a luxury

The quality or condition of being easy to understand or do

Sumptuous or extremely comfortable living or surroundings

The quality or condition of being plain or uncomplicated in form or design

Something that is not essential but provides pleasure and comfort

The property, condition, or quality of being simple or uncombined.

Something that is desirable but expensive or hard to obtain or do

Absence of luxury or showiness; plainness.

Providing luxury

Absence of affectation or pretense.

Very wealthy and comfortable surroundings.

Lack of sophistication or subtlety; naiveté.

Something desirable but expensive.

Lack of good sense or intelligence; foolishness.

Something that is pleasant but not necessary in life.

Clarity of expression.

Very expensive

Austerity in embellishment.

Not essential but desirable and enjoyable and indulgent.

The state or quality of being simple

(automotive) Pertaining to the top-end market segment for mass production mass market vehicles, above the premium market segment.

The quality or state of being unmixed or uncompounded

A free indulgence in costly food, dress, furniture, or anything expensive which gratifies the appetites or tastes.

The quality or state of being not complex, or of consisting of few parts

Anything which pleases the senses, is not necessary for life, and is also costly, or difficult to obtain; an expensive rarity; as, silks, jewels, and rare fruits are luxuries; in some countries ice is a great luxury. Contrasted to necessity.

Lack of sharpness of mind; lack of ability to think using complex ideas; stupidity

Lechery; lust.

Lack of artificial ornament, pretentious style, or luxury; plainness

Luxuriance; exuberance.

Lack of subtlety or abstruseness; clarity

Something that is an indulgence rather than a necessity

Lack of complication; efficiency.

The quality possessed by something that is excessively expensive

An act or instance of foolishness.

Wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living

The quality or state of being simple, unmixed, or uncompounded; as, the simplicity of metals or of earths.

Elegant and sumptuous;

The quality or state of being not complex, or of consisting of few parts; as, the simplicity of a machine.

Artlessness of mind; freedom from cunning or duplicity; lack of acuteness and sagacity.

Freedom from artificial ornament, pretentious style, or luxury; plainness; as, simplicity of dress, of style, or of language; simplicity of diet; simplicity of life.

Freedom from subtlety or abstruseness; clearness; as, the simplicity of a doctrine; the simplicity of an explanation or a demonstration.

Weakness of intellect; silliness; folly.

The quality of being simple or uncompounded;

A lack of penetration or subtlety;

Absence of affectation or pretense

Freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort;

Lack of ornamentation;