sympilte

See also: simplicité

Middle English

Alternative forms

• simplete, sympulte, sempylte, simplite, symplete

Etymology

From Old French simplete; equivalent to symple +‎ -te. Some forms are remodelled on symple.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /simpəlˈteː/, /simpləˈteː/

Noun

sympilte (uncountable)

1. (rare) humbleness, modestness, pridelessness, reservedness
2. (rare) stupidity, simplemindedness, unlearnedness
3. (rare) simplicity; the state of being uncompounded.
4. (rare) unguilt, truthfulness; being truthful.

Descendants

• English: simplety (obsolete)

References

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