Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state or quality of being simple, in any sense of that word.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The quality or state of being simple; simplicity.
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- noun The property of being
simple .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a lack of penetration or subtlety
- noun the quality of being simple or uncompounded
- noun lack of ornamentation
- noun freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort
Etymologies
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Examples
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He disliked Akim, his only brother and his heir, for his frivolity, which he called simpleness and folly, and for his indifference to religion.
The Party Anton Pavlovich Chekhov 1882
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I like the simpleness of this man just acknowledging the fact about a washing-machine.
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You wouldn't think Alex would be into someone like that, but he represents such stability and simpleness.
Nikita's Maggie Q Puts the Kibosh on the Nikita-Michael-Alex Love Triangle 2011
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The Waldenses, of whom a remnant still remains in Italy, seem to have been among the most harmless of the sects; erring through their simpleness rather than through any constructive malice.
Liturgy 2009
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The Waldenses, of whom a remnant still remains in Italy, seem to have been among the most harmless of the sects; erring through their simpleness rather than through any constructive malice.
Protestantism 2009
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The Pigeon and the rest of the family were always vigilant for signs of his brothers simpleness turning into something more worrying.
Excerpt: A Long, Long Time Ago and Essentially True by Brigid Pasulka 2009
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I liked the simpleness of the vision of the characters.
EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - Awesome Thundercats movie trailer… 2008
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I was envious of your smallness, your swayback bum, your simpleness.
That Lie 2009
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The silver headband works the same simpleness as the gold.
Thursday Poll – Edition 50! | Free People Clothing Boutique Blog 2009
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The silver headband works the same simpleness as the gold.
Thursday Poll – Edition 50! | Free People Clothing Boutique Blog 2009
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