symplenesse
See also: simplicité
Middle English
Alternative forms
- simplenesse, symplenes, simplenes, sympilnes, simpelnes, simpilnes, sympulnes, sympylnesse, simpelnesse
Etymology
From symple + -nesse.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsimpəlnɛs/
Noun
symplenesse (uncountable)
- guiltlessness, unguilt; the state of being innocent or free of responsibility.
- honesty, truthfulness; the respect of truth.
- humbleness, egolessness, pridelessness, reservedness
- stupidity, simplemindedness, unlearnedness
- (rare) unalterability, immutability; the state of being unmodifiable.
- (rare) simplicity; the state of being uncompounded.
- (rare) Living like a pauper or miser; a lifestyle of poorness.
- (rare) scaredness; lack of bravery.
- (rare) unimportance; lack of effect.
Descendants
- English: simpleness
References
- “simplenes(se (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-14.