simpleness

simpleness
simple ► ADJECTIVE (simpler, simplest) 1) easily understood or done. 2) plain and uncomplicated in form, nature, or design. 3) humble and unpretentious. 4) of very low intelligence. 5) composed of a single element; not compound. 6) (in English grammar) denoting a tense formed without an auxiliary. 7) (of interest) payable on the sum loaned only. Compare with COMPOUND(Cf. ↑compounder). 8) Botany (of a leaf or stem) not divided or branched. 9) (of a lens, microscope, etc.) consisting of a single lens or component.
► NOUN chiefly historical ▪ a medicinal herb, or a medicine made from one.
DERIVATIVES simpleness noun.
ORIGIN Latin simplus.

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