noun
( -es )
Etymology: Middle English simplenesse, from simple (I) + -nesse -ness
1. archaic : simplicity
2. obsolete : irresponsible behavior : foolishness
what simpleness is this — Shakespeare
noun
( -es )
Etymology: Middle English simplenesse, from simple (I) + -nesse -ness
1. archaic : simplicity
2. obsolete : irresponsible behavior : foolishness
what simpleness is this — Shakespeare
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012