as in naturalness
the quality or state of being simple and sincere
the simplemindedness of the villagers was at times winning and at others worrisome
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Noun
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Initially, the app focused on simplicity, offering basic filters and a chronological feed.—
Mark Joseph,
Newsweek,
24 Feb. 2025 -
Her effortless bob complemented the simplicity of the gown and her red-orange lip and nails played well off of the design’s midnight blue hue.—
Erin Jensen,
USA TODAY,
23 Feb. 2025
Noun
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That Cantu maintained his innocence for more than 20 years, up until his execution on Feb. 28, 2024.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
20 Feb. 2025
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Davis has maintained his innocence, however, and fans of the California hip-hop legend will have to wait a little bit longer to see if the case has actually been cracked after a Nevada judge ruled on Tuesday that the trial be postponed by nearly a year.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Cynically referring to the Trotskyists accused in the show trials that Stalin staged in Moscow as part of the Great Purge, Brecht’s comment is still debated in part because its degree of sincerity is so hard to parse.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
19 Feb. 2025
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Roughly defined, the genre celebrates rhythm, sincerity and virtuosity.—
Adam Bradley D’Angelo Lovell Williams Milton David Dixon III,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Philosophy that is aware of our ignorance is a step forward.—
Sean Illing,
Vox,
22 Feb. 2025
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Don the veil of ignorance, however, and the many positives start to make sense.—
Christian Gilbertsen,
Robb Report,
13 Feb. 2025
Noun
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There’s a lot of naivete, certainly, in certain forms of popular music.—
Katherine Turman,
SPIN,
3 Feb. 2025
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Tascioni is an exuberant person by nature, which many antagonists mistake for naivete.—
Rachel Elspeth Gross,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
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