Definition of Simpleness

1. Noun. A lack of penetration or subtlety. "They took advantage of her simplicity"

Exact synonyms: Simple Mindedness, Simplicity
Generic synonyms: Naiveness, Naivete, Naivety
Derivative terms: Simple, Simple, Simple, Simple-minded, Simple-minded

2. Noun. The quality of being simple or uncompounded. "The simplicity of a crystal"
Exact synonyms: Simplicity
Generic synonyms: Quality
Derivative terms: Simple, Simple, Simple
Antonyms: Complexity

3. Noun. Freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort. "The very easiness of the deed held her back"
Exact synonyms: Ease, Easiness, Simplicity
Specialized synonyms: Effortlessness
Generic synonyms: Quality
Attributes: Easy
Antonyms: Difficulty
Derivative terms: Easy, Easy, Easy, Simple, Simple

4. Noun. Lack of ornamentation. "The room was simply decorated with great restraint"
Exact synonyms: Chasteness, Restraint, Simplicity
Generic synonyms: Plainness
Derivative terms: Chaste, Simple, Simple

Definition of Simpleness

1. n. The quality or state of being simple; simplicity.

Definition of Simpleness

1. Noun. The property of being simple. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Simpleness

1. [n -ES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Simpleness

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Literary usage of Simpleness

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Heroes and Heroines of Fiction: Modern Prose and Poetry by William Shepard Walsh (1914)
"He Is of a free and noble nature, naturally trustful, with a kind of grand innocence, retaining some of his barbaric simpleness of soul in midst of the ..."

2. Heroes and Heroines of Fiction: Modern Prose and Poetry; Famous Characters by William Shepard Walsh (1914)
"He is of a free and noble nature, naturally trustful, with a kind of grand innocence, retaining some of his barbaric simpleness of soul in midst of the ..."

3. Sport and Politics Under an Eastern Sky by Lawrence John Lumley Dundas Zetland (1902)
"... long stalk with a successful termination — Christmas Day — 50-inch markhor shot— Simpleness of natives—Last markhor ..."

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