- simpleness
- noun1. lack of ornamentation-
the room was simply decorated with great restraint
• Syn: ↑chasteness, ↑restraint, ↑simplicity• Derivationally related forms: ↑simple, ↑simple (for: ↑simplicity), ↑chaste (for: ↑chasteness)• Hypernyms: ↑plainness2. 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
• Syn: ↑ease, ↑easiness, ↑simplicity• Ant: ↑difficulty (for: ↑ease)• Hypernyms: ↑quality• Hyponyms: ↑effortlessness• Attrubites: ↑easy3. a lack of penetration or subtlety-they took advantage of her simplicity
• Syn: ↑simplicity, ↑simple mindedness• Derivationally related forms: ↑simple, ↑simple-minded (for: ↑simplicity), ↑simple (for: ↑simplicity)4. the quality of being simple or uncompounded-the simplicity of a crystal
• Syn: ↑simplicity• Ant: ↑complexity (for: ↑simplicity)• Derivationally related forms: ↑simple, ↑simple (for: ↑simplicity)• Hypernyms: ↑quality
Useful english dictionary. 2012.