plainness
plainness · plainnesses
Einfachheit, Schlichtheit
The condition of being plainThe condition of being plain (in all senses)
» There was a plainness and simplicity about her costume which bore with it a suggestion of limited means.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable, usually)The condition of being plain (in all senses)
Einfachheit, Schlichtheit
the appearance of being plain and unpretentious
(countable, usually)The product or result of being plain
Examples
1 sentencesThere was a plainness and simplicity about her costume which bore with it a suggestion of limited means.
Translations
1 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
the condition of being plain:
Forms
plural: plainnesses| Singular | plainness |
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regular
Synonyms
7 synonymscondition of being plain—ordinary:normalcy
Close in meaning
- an appearance that is not attractive or beautiful:homeliness
- clarity as a consequence of being perspicuous:perspicuityperspicuousness
Word family
2 related wordsRelatedplain
Derivedunplainness
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable