simpleness

noun

Definition of simplenessnext
1
as in simplicity
the quality or state of being simple and sincere the simpleness of the villagers was so disarming that she temporarily abandoned her natural cynicism

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2
as in thickness
the quality or state of lacking intelligence or quickness of mind his sweetness was more important to them than his simpleness

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3
as in naïveté
readiness to believe the claims of others without sufficient evidence there's a good-hearted simpleness about her that makes her easy prey for scams

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Recent Examples of simpleness The simpleness of the look really allowed the Crocs to stand out and make an impression. — Tara Larson, Footwear News, 14 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for simpleness
  1. simplicity
  2. thickness
  3. naturalness
  4. slowness
  5. innocence
  6. stupidness
  7. sincerity
  8. dullness
Noun
  • One can treat it as an indelible feature of human psychology, an unavoidable by-product of our appetite for simplicity and affiliation.
    — Paul Bloom, New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Despite the beery bonhomie and singalong-friendly simplicity of their tunes, the Twisted Teens are grappling with an increasingly complex tangle of contradictions and tensions.
    — Stuart Berman, Pitchfork, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of simplicity
Noun
  • For instance, the tandem OLED panel requires no backlighting, which gave Apple precious wiggle room to reduce the system's overall thickness.
    — Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Further, during the experiments, the chip’s light-guiding structure’s thickness was kept at 25 nanometers to cut down optical losses.
    — Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of thickness
Noun
  • Beauty, grace, freshness, naturalness, youth—all qualities which women have so often been reduced to.
    — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The young actors are appealing, led by Lilah Pate and Chabley Ponce; there’s a sweetness and naturalness to their cameraderie that stands out amid so much mugging and gives the film a lift.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of naturalness
Noun
  • This will mean increased overhead and slowness in deployment but will require sourcing leaders to shift their focus from efficiency to aligning AI to risk mitigation in end-to-end supply chain networks.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The slowness certainly hasn’t been for a lack of effort from either side this summer.
    — Pierre LeBrun, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of slowness
Noun
  • Cordoba Archbishop Ángel Rossi invoked the priest’s presumption of innocence when questioned about the case.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The actor has maintained his innocence through his legal team.
    — Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of innocence
Noun
  • In an email to Krebs, Valadon claimed that the repo’s commit logs show that GitHub’s default protections against committing secrets—protections designed to protect unwitting or unskilled developers against exactly this kind of stupidness—had been disabled by the repo’s administrator.
    — Lee Hutchinson, ArsTechnica, 19 May 2026
Definition of stupidness
Noun
  • But when the lines between sincerity and cynicism are so blurred, does intention even matter?
    — Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The first half of the film is on the dull side, featuring lots of footage of Fielder and Holmes staring at each other, unblinking, in an attempt to convince each other of their sincerity.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of sincerity
Noun
  • Move the blade across the stone from handle to tip, repeating 10 to 20 times depending on the dullness of the blade.
    — Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Yeomans says the approach can work for a range of concerns, including oiliness, dullness, frizz and weak hair that needs strengthening.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of dullness

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“Simpleness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/simpleness. Accessed 9 Nov. 2026.

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