plainness

Definitions of plainness
  1. noun
    the appearance of being plain and unpretentious
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    types:
    chasteness, restraint, simpleness, simplicity
    lack of ornamentation
    austereness, austerity, severeness, severity
    extreme plainness
    bareness, starkness
    an extreme lack of furnishings or ornamentation
    type of:
    appearance, visual aspect
    outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
  2. noun
    an appearance that is not attractive or beautiful
    synonyms: homeliness
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    type of:
    appearance, visual aspect
    outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
  3. noun
    the state of being unmixed with other material
    “the plainness of vanilla ice cream”
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    type of:
    pureness, purity
    being undiluted or unmixed with extraneous material
  4. noun
    clarity as a consequence of being perspicuous
    synonyms: perspicuity, perspicuousness
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    type of:
    clarity, clearness, limpidity, lucidity, lucidness, pellucidity
    the quality of being coherent and easily understood
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