SIMPLENESS

chasteness, restraint, simplicity, simpleness

(noun) lack of ornamentation; “the room was simply decorated with great restraint”

ease, easiness, simplicity, simpleness

(noun) freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort; “he rose through the ranks with apparent ease”; “they put it into containers for ease of transportation”; “the very easiness of the deed held her back”

simplicity, simpleness

(noun) the quality of being simple or uncompounded; “the simplicity of a crystal”

simplicity, simpleness, simple mindedness

(noun) a lack of penetration or subtlety; “they took advantage of her simplicity”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

simpleness (usually uncountable, plural simplenesses)

the property of being simple

Synonym: simplicity

Anagrams

• limpnesses

Source: Wiktionary


Sim"ple*ness, n.

Definition: The quality or state of being simple; simplicity. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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