[syn: chasteness, restraint, simplicity, simpleness]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Simpleness \Sim"ple*ness\, n.
The quality or state of being simple; simplicity. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
simpleness
n 1: a lack of penetration or subtlety; "they took advantage of
her simplicity" [syn: simplicity, simpleness, simple
mindedness]
2: the quality of being simple or uncompounded; "the simplicity
of a crystal" [syn: simplicity, simpleness] [ant:
complexity, complexness]
3: 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, simpleness] [ant: difficultness,
difficulty]
4: lack of ornamentation; "the room was simply decorated with
great restraint" [syn: chasteness, restraint,
simplicity, simpleness]