symplesse

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See also: simplicité

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French simplesse, simplesce.

Pronunciation

Noun

symplesse (uncountable)

  1. honesty, truthfulness; the respect of truth.
  2. humbleness, egolessness, pridelessness, reservedness
  3. stupidity, simplemindedness, unlearnedness
  4. (rare) The quality of being of low station or of a low social standing.
  5. (rare) guiltlessness, unguilt; the state of being innocent or free of responsibility.
  6. (rare) poorness, miserliness
  7. (rare) simplicity; the state of being uncompounded.

Descendants

  • English: simplesse (obsolete)

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