Noun
The condition of being plain (in all senses)
Usage- Uncountable
- usually
- Examples
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Thy plainness moves me more than eloquence And here choose I. Joy be the consequence!
Yet her beauty clung to her like an identity she was trying to deny and her plainness kept slipping like a bad disguise.
The product or result of being plain
Usage- Countable
- usually
Noun
the state of being unmixed with other material
- Examples
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the plainness of vanilla ice cream
clarity as a consequence of being perspicuous
- Synonyms
the appearance of being plain and unpretentious
- Broader terms
an appearance that is not attractive or beautiful
- Synonyms
- Broader terms
- Examples
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fine clothes could not conceal the girl's homeliness