simpleness

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˈsɪmpəlnəs/ UK /ˈsɪmplnəs/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
the quality of being simple, plain, or uncomplicated

The recipe's simpleness made it a weeknight favorite.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the quality of being... simplicity plainness clarity artlessness modesty

Opposites

complexity intricacy elaborateness

Word family

Related forms simple simplicity simplifysimplistic

Etymology

From simple (from Old French simple, from Latin simplus 'single') plus the native English noun suffix -ness.

simplus Latin

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Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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# 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
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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