plainness
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3.5
- noun
- /ˈpleɪn.nəs/
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sencillez
- The artist's choice for plainness in her paintings focused attention on the message rather than on intricate details.
Examples
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In fact, the very plainness of this ossuary, as well as its shape and style, seems to fit well with the three other family members inscribed Maria, Matya, and Yoseh, as well as the famous "James ossuary."
Blog text (33) -
The plainness of the design made it easy to understand and appealing in its simplicity.
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I liked the plainness of the ocean and the emptiness when I looked out over it.
Fiction book (1992) -
When I don a mask, however handsome it may be, it begins to show signs of plainness within a quarter of an hour.
Fiction book (2001) -
Everybody prefers grace over plainness.
Blog text (28) -
His style had all the plainness and unpoetic boldness of truth.
Academic text (1997) -
It tended to avoid the new and frivolous and stuck longer to the decent plainness of the past.
Academic text (1993) -
The hall's plainness serves as a kind of mental palate cleanser before you enter the galleries that lead off it.
Blog text (11) -
The red-brown color and plainness of this garment suggest an army blanket, and indeed, no other figure is dressed in a simpler cloak or robe.
Academic text (1995) -
Plainness was not, however, a Victorian value, and it was not to survive the succession of massively publicized weddings of Queen Victoria's daughters in the late 1850s.
Academic text (1993)
Synonyms
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2.7
Being plain and without decoration
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4.1
A pleasant, polite style that feels too safe or insincere
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6.0
A plain simple style that lacks decoration
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5.1
A plain, dull appearance with no bright color or style
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6.8
Being simple and honest without trying to seem clever
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8.1
A simple, plain way that country life looks and feels
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5.1
A plain, empty look with no decorations
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6.3
A very plain and empty appearance with little or no decoration
A quality that is plain and without decoration
A natural, simple way of behaving that does not try to seem better than others
A quality of being simple and pure without decoration
A very plain, simple style with no decoration or luxury
A plain, unattractive look of a person or building
Antonyms
- Offensive
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7.7
Acting like you are more important or more educated than you really are
How Simple
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Plainness comes from the Latin word planus, meaning 'flat' or 'simple', and is like the word plane, a flat surface with no decoration. So plainness means being simple and without extra decoration.