Definition of plainness Plainness

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We found 8 definitions of plainness from 4 different sources.

What does plainness mean?

Noun Plural: plainnesses
plainness - the appearance of being plain and unpretentious
		visual aspect, appearance the act of appearing in public view; "the rookie made a brief appearance in the first period"; "it was Bernhardt's last appearance in America"
		chasteness, simpleness, simplicity, restraint lack of ornamentation; "the room was simply decorated with great restraint"
		austereness, severeness, severity extreme plainness
plainness - the state of being unmixed with other material; "the plainness of vanilla ice cream"
		pureness, purity the state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong; lacking a knowledge of evil
plainness - clarity as a consequence of being perspicuous
		perspicuity, perspicuousness
		lucidness, clarity, clearness, limpidity, lucidity, pellucidity free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression
plainness - an appearance that is not attractive or beautiful; "fine clothes could not conceal the girl's homeliness"
		homeliness
		visual aspect, appearance the act of appearing in public view; "the rookie made a brief appearance in the first period"; "it was Bernhardt's last appearance in America"