SIMPLENESS Synonyms: 163 Similar and Opposite Words

simpleness

noun

Definition of simpleness

as in simplicity

the quality or state of being simple and sincere the simpleness of the villagers was so disarming that she temporarily abandoned her natural cynicism

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as in thickness

the quality or state of lacking intelligence or quickness of mind his sweetness was more important to them than his simpleness

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as in naïveté

readiness to believe the claims of others without sufficient evidence there's a good-hearted simpleness about her that makes her easy prey for scams

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Recent Examples of simpleness The simpleness of the look really allowed the Crocs to stand out and make an impression. — Tara Larson, Footwear News, 14 Nov. 2025

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Noun

Now manufacturers are reconsidering whether that simplicity is worth the waste.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2026
The simplicity of the shoes paired well with her crimson-red sequined and beaded ensemble that landed right at her ankles.

— Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of simplicity

Noun

Rocket Lab also deleted joints in the first stage tank structure and increased the thickness of some sections of the carbon composite.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 15 Oct. 2026
There are more than 650 regulatory elements associated with beak size and nearly 1,700 with beak thickness and breadth.

— Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of thickness

Noun

Beauty, grace, freshness, naturalness, youth—all qualities which women have so often been reduced to.

— Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2026
The young actors are appealing, led by Lilah Pate and Chabley Ponce; there’s a sweetness and naturalness to their cameraderie that stands out amid so much mugging and gives the film a lift.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of naturalness

Noun

This will mean increased overhead and slowness in deployment but will require sourcing leaders to shift their focus from efficiency to aligning AI to risk mitigation in end-to-end supply chain networks.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 20 Sep. 2026
The slowness certainly hasn’t been for a lack of effort from either side this summer.

— Pierre LeBrun, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of slowness

Noun

The joy and innocence that greeted students and teachers on their return to school in early September has been lost, replaced by a somber and quiet aura.

— Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2026
Holmes, the former founder of Theranos who was found guilty on four counts of fraud in 2022 and who insists on her innocence throughout the documentary, begins her 11-year sentence in a federal prison in Texas.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of innocence

Noun

Still, the sincerity matters, and so does the achievement of realizing something this strange with such conviction.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2026
After many fans online questioned the sincerity of Art of Play’s statement, Clarkson herself stepped back into the fray.

— Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of sincerity

Noun

Yeomans says the approach can work for a range of concerns, including oiliness, dullness, frizz and weak hair that needs strengthening.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026
First comes the tightness and dullness, then the flaky patches around my cheeks.

— Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 9 Oct. 2026

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