"simpleness" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: simplenesses [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English symplenesse; equivalent to simple + -ness. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|symplenesse}} Middle English symplenesse, {{suffix|en|simple|ness}} simple + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} simpleness (usually uncountable, plural simplenesses)
  1. The property of being simple. Tags: uncountable, usually Synonyms: simplicity
    Sense id: en-simpleness-en-noun-FB63T6ng Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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