simpleness
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a lack of penetration or subtlety
they took advantage of her simplicity
Types & categories
- naivete hypernym
Related & opposite
- dim-witted derivation
- round-eyed derivation
- simple-minded derivation
Sense 2 noun
the quality of being simple or uncompounded
the simplicity of a crystal
Types & categories
- quality hypernym
Related & opposite
- complexity antonym
- unsubdivided derivation
- simple derivation
Sense 3 noun
freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort
he rose through the ranks with apparent ease
Types & categories
- quality hypernym
- effortlessness hyponym
Related & opposite
- difficultness antonym
- easy attribute
- easy derivation
- elementary derivation
- gentle derivation
- easygoing derivation
Sense 4 noun
lack of ornamentation
the room was simply decorated with great restraint
Types & categories
- plainness hypernym
Related & opposite
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | dim-witted |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | round-eyed |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | simple-minded |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | naivete |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | complexity |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | unsubdivided |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | simple |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | quality |
| 3 | antonym | Related & opposite | difficultness |
| 3 | attribute | Related & opposite | easy |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | easy |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | elementary |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | gentle |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | easygoing |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | quality |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | effortlessness |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | chaste |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | simple |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | plainness |