plainness

plain  (pln)

adj. plain·er, plain·est

1. Free from obstructions; open; clear: in plain view.

2. Obvious to the mind; evident: make one's intention plain. See Synonyms at apparent.

3. Not elaborate or complicated; simple: plain food.

4. Straightforward; frank or candid: plain talk.

5. Not mixed with other substances; pure: plain water.

6. Common in rank or station; average; ordinary: a plain man.

7. Not pretentious; unaffected.

8. Marked by little or no ornamentation or decoration.

9. Not dyed, twilled, or patterned: a plain fabric.

10. Lacking beauty or distinction: a plain face.

11. Sheer; utter; unqualified: plain stupidity.

12. Archaic Having no visible elevation or depression; flat; level.

n.

1.

a. An extensive, level, usually treeless area of land.

b. A broad level expanse, as a part of the sea floor or a lunar mare.

2. Something free of ornamentation or extraneous matter.

adv. Informal

Clearly; simply: plain stubborn.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin plnus; see pel-² in Indo-European roots.]

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plainly adv.

plainness n.

Synonyms: plain, modest, simple, unostentatious, unpretentious
These adjectives mean not ornate, ostentatious, or showy: a plain hairstyle; a modest cottage; a simple dark suit; an unostentatious office; an unpretentious country church.

Antonym: ornate

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	plainness - the state of being unmixed with other material; "the plainness of vanilla ice cream" pureness, purity - being undiluted or unmixed with extraneous material
	2.	plainness - clarity as a consequence of being perspicuous perspicuity, perspicuousness clarity, clearness, limpidity, lucidity, lucidness, pellucidity - free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression
	3.	plainness - the appearance of being plain and unpretentious appearance, visual aspect - outward or visible aspect of a person or thing chasteness, simpleness, simplicity, restraint - lack of ornamentation; "the room was simply decorated with great restraint" austereness, severeness, severity - extreme plainness starkness, bareness - an extreme lack of furnishings or ornamentation; "I was struck by the starkness of my father's room"
	4.	plainness - an appearance that is not attractive or beautiful; "fine clothes could not conceal the girl's homeliness" homeliness appearance, visual aspect - outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

Translations

plainness [ˈpleɪnnɪs] N

1. (= clarity) → claridad f; (= frankness) → franqueza f; (= simplicity) → sencillez f

2. (= unattractiveness) → falta f de atractivo

plainness [ˈpleɪnnɪs] n → simplicité f
plain speaking n → franc-parler m
She has a reputation for plain speaking → Elle est bien connue pour son franc-parler.
plain-spoken plainspoken [ˌpleɪnˈspəʊkən] adj (= frank) [person] → au franc-parler

plainness

n

(= frankness, straightforwardness) → Direktheit f, → Offenheit f

(= simplicity) → Einfachheit f

(= lack of beauty) → Unansehnlichkeit f

plainness [ˈpleɪnnɪs] n (simplicity) → semplicità; (lack of beauty) → insignificanza