plainness

Definitions of plainness

1. noun

   the appearance of being plain and unpretentious
   types:

   chasteness, restraint, simpleness, simplicity

   lack of ornamentation

   austereness, austerity, severeness, severity

   extreme plainness

   bareness, starkness

   an extreme lack of furnishings or ornamentation

   type of:

   appearance, visual aspect

   outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
2. noun

   an appearance that is not attractive or beautiful
   synonyms: homeliness

   type of:

   appearance, visual aspect

   outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
3. noun

   the state of being unmixed with other material
   “the plainness of vanilla ice cream”

   type of:

   pureness, purity

   being undiluted or unmixed with extraneous material
4. noun

   clarity as a consequence of being perspicuous
   synonyms: perspicuity, perspicuousness

   type of:

   clarity, clearness, limpidity, lucidity, lucidness, pellucidity

   the quality of being coherent and easily understood