simpleness C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈsɪmpəlnəs/ UK /ˈsɪmplnəs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the quality of being simple, plain, or uncomplicated The recipe's simpleness made it a weeknight favorite. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the quality of being... simplicityplainnessclarityartlessnessmodesty ↔ Opposites complexityintricacyelaborateness Word family Related forms simplesimplicitysimplifysimplistic Etymology AI details From simple (from Old French simple, from Latin simplus 'single') plus the native English noun suffix -ness. simplus Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # simpleness **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈsɪmpəlnəs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈsɪmplnəs/ ## Meanings 1. the quality of being simple, plain, or uncomplicated ## Examples - The recipe's simpleness made it a weeknight favorite. ## Synonyms - simplicity - plainness - clarity - artlessness - modesty ## Antonyms - complexity - intricacy - elaborateness ## Related Forms - simple - simplicity - simplify - simplistic ## Roots and Affixes - Root: simplus ## Etymology From simple (from Old French simple, from Latin simplus 'single') plus the native English noun suffix -ness. ## AI Etymology Simpleness is from simple (from Old French simple, from Latin simplus 'single') plus the native English noun suffix -ness. Important recorded forms include simplus (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers the quality of being simple, plain, or uncomplicated. The wider family includes related words such as simple, simplicity, simplify, and simplistic. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown