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- [pleyn]
- /pleɪn/
- /ˈpleɪnnəs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pleyn]
- /pleɪn/
Definitions of plainness word
- adjective plainness clear or distinct to the eye or ear: a plain trail to the river; to stand in plain view. 1
- adjective plainness clear to the mind; evident, manifest, or obvious: to make one's meaning plain. 1
- adjective plainness conveying the meaning clearly and simply; easily understood: plain talk. 1
- adjective plainness downright; sheer; utter; self-evident: plain folly; plain stupidity. 1
- adjective plainness free from ambiguity or evasion; candid; outspoken: the plain truth of the matter. 1
- adjective plainness without special pretensions, superiority, elegance, etc.; ordinary: plain people. 1
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Origin of plainness
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English (adj., adv., and noun) < Old French (adj. and noun) < Latin plānus flat, level, plānum flat country
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Parts of speech for Plainness
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
plainness popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
plainness usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for plainness
noun plainness
- austerity — Austerity is a situation in which people's living standards are reduced because of economic difficulties.
- baldness — having little or no hair on the scalp: a bald head; a bald person.
- bluntness — having an obtuse, thick, or dull edge or point; rounded; not sharp: a blunt pencil.
- candidness — frank; outspoken; open and sincere: a candid critic.
- clarity — The clarity of something such as a book or argument is its quality of being well explained and easy to understand.
Antonyms for plainness
noun plainness
- adornment — An adornment is something that is used to make a person or thing more beautiful.
- anklet — an ornamental chain worn around the ankle
- applique — Applique is the craft of sewing fabric shapes onto larger pieces of cloth. You can also use applique to refer to things you make using this craft.
- arabesque — An arabesque is a position in ballet dancing. The dancer stands on one leg with their other leg lifted and stretched out backwards, and their arms stretched out in front of them.
- arrayal — the act or process of arraying
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