Plainness

noun

noun ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The condition of being plain (in all senses) uncountable, usually

    "Thy plainness moves me more than eloquence And here choose I. Joy be the consequence!"

  2. 2
    an appearance that is not attractive or beautiful wordnet
  3. 3
    The product or result of being plain countable, usually
  4. 4
    the appearance of being plain and unpretentious wordnet
  5. 5
    clarity as a consequence of being perspicuous wordnet
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  1. 6
    the state of being unmixed with other material wordnet

Synonyms

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homelinessperspicuityaccessibilityaffabilityapparentnessapproachability

Example

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"There was a plainness and simplicity about her costume which bore with it a suggestion of limited means."

Etymology

From plain + -ness.

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