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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Word of the Day

20 September 2024

NECESSITATE

(verb) require as useful, just, or proper; “It takes nerve to do what she did”; “success usually requires hard work”; “This job asks a lot of patience and skill”; “This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice”; “This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert”; “This intervention does not postulate a patient’s consent”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.

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