plainness
pronunciation
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- Noun:
- the state of being unmixed with other material
- clarity as a consequence of being perspicuous
- the appearance of being plain and unpretentious
- an appearance that is not attractive or beautiful
Word Origin
- plainness (n.)
- c. 1300, "flatness," from plain (adj.) + -ness. Meaning "clarity" is mid-15c.; that of "open conduct" is from 1540s; that of "absence of ornament" is from 1580s.
Example
- 1. In the preceding volumes examples have been given of chinese author who cultivated a ' mathematical plainness ' .
- 2. Its style sees plainly in the fashion , reveals loftily in the plainness , in loftiness clear bold .
- 3. Seeing then that we have such hope , we use great plainness of speech .
- 4. Some people wanted more filmmaking excitement , but the plainness and sureness of the movie are its greatest virtues .
- 5. Last week , at the very moment I was writing a column praising apple for its plain way with words , steve jobs was entering into an e-mail exchange with a young woman that took plainness to a whole new level .