simpleness meaning and definition

SIMPLENESS noun

Definition of simpleness (noun)

1. a lack of penetration or subtlety
   • "they took advantage of her simplicity"
   • synonyms: simple mindedness, simplicity
2. the quality of being simple or uncompounded
   • "the simplicity of a crystal"
   • synonyms: simplicity
   • antonym: complexity
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"
   • synonyms: ease, easiness, simplicity
   • antonym: difficultness
4. lack of ornamentation
   • "the room was simply decorated with great restraint"
   • synonyms: chasteness, restraint, simplicity