homeliness, plainness
(noun) an appearance that is not attractive or beautiful; “fine clothes could not conceal the girl’s homeliness”
plainness
(noun) the appearance of being plain and unpretentious
perspicuity, perspicuousness, plainness
(noun) clarity as a consequence of being perspicuous
plainness
(noun) the state of being unmixed with other material; “the plainness of vanilla ice cream”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
plainness (usually uncountable, plural plainnesses)
(uncountable) The condition of being plain (in all senses)
(countable) The product or result of being plain
• (condition of being plain—ordinary): normalcy, normaldom, normality, normalness; see also normality
• snaplines
Source: Wiktionary
Plain"ness, n.
Definition: The quality or state of being plain.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 May 2025
(adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving; “a desirable job”; “computer with many desirable features”; “a desirable outcome”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
