symplesse

See also: simplicité

Middle English

Alternative forms

• simplesse, sympless, simplesce

Etymology

From Old French simplesse, simplesce.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /simpˈlɛs(ə)/

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)

References

• “simplesse, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-14.