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SIMPLENESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Lack of ornamentation
Example:
the room was simply decorated with great restraint
Synonyms:
chasteness; restraint; simpleness; simplicity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("simpleness" is a kind of...):
plainness (the appearance of being plain and unpretentious)
Derivation:
simple (unornamented)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort
Example:
the very easiness of the deed held her back
Synonyms:
ease; easiness; simpleness; simplicity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("simpleness" is a kind of...):
quality (an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone)
Attribute:
easy (posing no difficulty; requiring little effort)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "simpleness"):
effortlessness (the quality of requiring little effort)
Derivation:
simple (easy and not involved or complicated)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The quality of being simple or uncompounded
Example:
the simplicity of a crystal
Synonyms:
simpleness; simplicity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("simpleness" is a kind of...):
quality (an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone)
Derivation:
simple (having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved)
Sense 4
Meaning:
A lack of penetration or subtlety
Example:
they took advantage of her simplicity
Synonyms:
simple mindedness; simpleness; simplicity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("simpleness" is a kind of...):
naiveness; naivete; naivety (lack of sophistication or worldliness)
Derivation:
simple (lacking mental capacity and subtlety)
simple (exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity)
