PLAINNESS

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


Etymology

Noun

plainness (usually uncountable, plural plainnesses)

(uncountable) The condition of being plain (in all senses)

(countable) The product or result of being plain

Synonyms

• (condition of being plain—ordinary): normalcy, normaldom, normality, normalness; see also normality

Anagrams

• snaplines

Source: Wiktionary


Plain"ness, n.

Definition: The quality or state of being plain.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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