Hypertext Webster Gateway: "plainness"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Plainness \Plain"ness\, n.
The quality or state of being plain.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
plainness
n 1: the state of being unmixed with other material; "the
plainness of vanilla ice cream"
2: clarity as a consequence of being perspicuous [syn: {perspicuity},
{perspicuousness}]
3: the appearance of being plain and unpretentious
4: an appearance that is not attractive or beautiful; "fine
clothes could not conceal the girl's homeliness" [syn: {homeliness}]
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