"Simpleness" and "simplicity" is easy, since "simpleness" is the quality of being simple, in any of the variations of meaning of simple, where as "simplicity" is the opposite of complexity.
To me, saying that a person exhibits simplicity means they are uncomplicated. Saying that they exhibit simpleness means they're stupid.
Well, after a bit of wrangling with onebyone, my position on this is as follows:
In that case, simplicity is the quality of being non-complex and simpleness the quality of being stupid.
So there are only two valid forms of the adjective because it's effectively formed from two different nouns (i.e. two different meanings of the word simple).
I'm still looking for an example of -ity and -ness being added to the same word and meaning different things.
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Date: 2004-01-09 06:57 am (UTC)"Simpleness" and "simplicity" is easy, since "simpleness" is the quality of being simple, in any of the variations of meaning of simple, where as "simplicity" is the opposite of complexity.
To me, saying that a person exhibits simplicity means they are uncomplicated. Saying that they exhibit simpleness means they're stupid.
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Date: 2004-01-09 07:15 am (UTC)In that case, simplicity is the quality of being non-complex and simpleness the quality of being stupid.
So there are only two valid forms of the adjective because it's effectively formed from two different nouns (i.e. two different meanings of the word simple).
I'm still looking for an example of -ity and -ness being added to the same word and meaning different things.
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The former is a repository for monsters whilst the latter is completely meaningless.
(ObFriday: Good grief, Friday afternoon already...)
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Date: 2004-01-09 07:28 am (UTC)Poorness and paucity come from the same root.
Vulgarness, vulgarity?