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Simplicity

The quality or state of being simple, unmixed, or uncompounded; as, the simplicity of metals or of earths.

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Broader term 5

Naivete 76% connected

Native simplicity; unaffected plainness or ingenuousness; artlessness.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Naivety 76% connected

Naivete.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Naturalness 76% connected

The state or quality of being natural; conformity to nature.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Plainness 76% connected

The quality or state of being plain.

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Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Quality 76% connected

The condition of being of such and such a sort as distinguished from others; nature or character relatively considered, as of goods; character; sort;…

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Simple 74% connected

Single; not complex; not infolded or entangled; uncombined; not compounded; not blended with something else; not complicated; as, a simple substance;…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Simple 74% connected

Single; not complex; not infolded or entangled; uncombined; not compounded; not blended with something else; not complicated; as, a simple substance;…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Attribute 2

Easy 66% connected

At ease; free from pain, trouble, or constraint

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these concepts through an attribute relationship.

Easy 66% connected

At ease; free from pain, trouble, or constraint

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Open English WordNet links these concepts through an attribute relationship.

Synonym 5

Chasteness 92% connected

Chastity; purity.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Ease 92% connected

Satisfaction; pleasure; hence, accommodation; entertainment.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Easiness 92% connected

The state or condition of being easy; freedom from distress; rest.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Restraint 92% connected

The act or process of restraining, or of holding back or hindering from motion or action, in any manner; hindrance of the will, or of any action, phy…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Simpleness 92% connected

The quality or state of being simple; simplicity.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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