noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The property of being simple. uncountable, usually
2. 2
   lack of ornamentation wordnet
3. 3
   freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort wordnet
4. 4
   the quality of being simple or uncompounded wordnet
5. 5
   a lack of penetration or subtlety wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

simplicityagnosticismamentiaarrested developmentausteritycandor

Etymology

From Middle English symplenesse; equivalent to simple + -ness.

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