Simpleness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a lack of penetration or subtlety

the quality of being simple or uncompounded

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈɪmpəlnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈɪmpəlnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈɪmpəlnəs/

3 syllables Say it as /sˈɪmpəlnəs/.

Examples

they took advantage of her simplicity
the simplicity of a crystal
he rose through the ranks with apparent ease

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

simplicity easiness chasteness simple mindedness ease restraint

Antonyms

complexity difficulty

Parts of Speech

noun	a lack of penetration or subtlety “they took advantage of her simplicity”
noun	the quality of being simple or uncompounded “the simplicity of a crystal”
noun	freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort “he rose through the ranks with apparent ease”
noun	lack of ornamentation “the room was simply decorated with great restraint”

Word Forms

simple-minded	adjective	lacking mental capacity and subtlety
simple	adjective	exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity
easy	adjective	not hurried or forced
chaste	adjective	pure and simple in design or style

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Einfachheit

ein Mangel an Durchdringung oder Subtilität

🇫🇷French

simplicité

un manque de pénétration ou de subtilité

🇪🇸Spanish

sencillez

una falta de penetración o sutileza

🇮🇹Italian

semplicità

una mancanza di penetrazione o sottigliezza

🇳🇱Dutch

eenvoud

een gebrek aan penetratie of subtiliteit

🇵🇹Portuguese

simplicidade

falta de penetração ou sutileza

🇷🇺Russian

простота

отсутствие проникновения или тонкости

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सादगी

पैठ या सूक्ष्मता की कमी

🇧🇩Bengali

সরলতা

অনুপ্রবেশ বা সূক্ষ্মতার অভাব

🇮🇳Tamil

எளிமை

ஊடுருவல் அல்லது நுணுக்கம் இல்லாமை

🇮🇳Telugu

సరళత

చొచ్చుకుపోవటం లేదా సూక్ష్మబుద్ధి లేకపోవడం

🇮🇳Marathi

साधेपणा

प्रवेश किंवा सूक्ष्मतेचा अभाव

🇮🇳Gujarati

સરળતા

ઘૂંસપેંઠ અથવા સૂક્ષ્મતાનો અભાવ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸರಳತೆ

ನುಗ್ಗುವಿಕೆ ಅಥವಾ ಸೂಕ್ಷ್ಮತೆಯ ಕೊರತೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ലാളിത്യം

നുഴഞ്ഞുകയറ്റത്തിൻ്റെയോ സൂക്ഷ്മതയുടെയോ അഭാവം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਾਦਗੀ

ਪ੍ਰਵੇਸ਼ ਜਾਂ ਸੂਖਮਤਾ ਦੀ ਘਾਟ

🇵🇰Urdu

سادگی

دخول یا لطیفیت کی کمی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

简单

缺乏洞察力或微妙性

🇯🇵Japanese

シンプルさ

浸透力や繊細さの欠如

🇰🇷Korean

단순함

침투력이나 미묘함이 부족함

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự đơn giản

thiếu sự thâm nhập hoặc tinh tế

🇹🇭Thai

ความเรียบง่าย

ขาดการเจาะหรือความละเอียดอ่อน

🇮🇩Indonesian

kesahajaan

kurangnya penetrasi atau kehalusan

🇵🇭Filipino

pagiging simple

kakulangan ng penetration o subtlety

🇲🇾Malay

kesederhanaan

kekurangan penembusan atau kehalusan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

البساطة

نقص الاختراق أو الدقة

🇮🇷Persian

سادگی

عدم نفوذ یا ظرافت

🇹🇷Turkish

basitlik

nüfuz etme veya incelik eksikliği

🇮🇱Hebrew

הפשטות

חוסר חדירה או עדינות

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