Origin: Germanic
Old English suffix
Simpleness has 5 different meanings across 1 category:
Noun
Noun
1
a lack of penetration or subtlety
"they took advantage of her simplicity"
2
the quality of being simple or uncompounded
"the simplicity of a crystal"
3
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"
4
lack of ornamentation
"the room was simply decorated with great restraint"
5
the property of being simple
Example Sentences
"they took advantage of her simplicity"
noun
"the simplicity of a crystal"
noun
"he rose through the ranks with apparent ease"
noun
"they put it into containers for ease of transportation"
noun
"the very easiness of the deed held her back"
noun
"the room was simply decorated with great restraint"
noun
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)