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plainness
plain P0345300 (plān)adj. plain·er, plain·est 1. Free from obstructions; open; clear: in plain view.2. Obvious to the perception or mind; evident: make one's intention plain. See Synonyms at apparent.3. a. Not elaborate or complicated; simple: plain food.b. Marked by little or no ornamentation or decoration: plain garb.c. Straightforward; frank or candid: plain talk.d. Not pretentious; unaffected.e. Lacking beauty or distinction: a plain face.4. Not mixed with other substances; pure: plain water.5. Common in rank or station; average; ordinary: a plain man.6. Not dyed, twilled, or patterned: a plain fabric.7. Sheer; utter; unqualified: plain stupidity.8. Archaic Having no visible elevation or depression; flat; level.n.1. a. often plains 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.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin plānus; see pelə- in Indo-European roots.]
plain′ly adv.plain′ness n.Synonyms: plain, modest, simple, unpretentious
These adjectives mean not ornate, ostentatious, or showy: a plain hairstyle; a modest cottage; a simple dark suit; an unpretentious country church.Antonym: ornateThesaurus| 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 perspicuousperspicuity, perspicuousnessclarity, 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 unpretentiousappearance, visual aspect - outward or visible aspect of a person or thingchasteness, simpleness, simplicity, restraint - lack of ornamentation; "the room was simply decorated with great restraint"austereness, severeness, severity - extreme plainnessstarkness, 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"homelinessappearance, visual aspect - outward or visible aspect of a person or thing |
plainnessnoun1. The quality of being clear and easy to perceive or understand:clarity, clearness, distinctness, limpidity, limpidness, lucidity, lucidness, pellucidity, pellucidness, perspicuity, perspicuousness.2. Lack of ostentation or pretension:modesty, simpleness, simplicity, unassumingness, unostentatiousness, unpretentiousness.Translationsplain (plein) adjective1. simple or ordinary; without ornament or decoration. plain living; good, plain food. 簡樸的 简朴的2. easy to understand; clear. His words were quite plain. 明白的 明白的3. absolutely open or honest, with no attempt to be tactful. I'll be quite plain with you; plain speaking. 坦誠的 坦诚的4. obvious. It's plain (to see) you haven't been practising your music. 明顯的 明显的5. not pretty. a rather plain girl. (相貌等)平常的 （相貌等）平常的 noun1. a large flat level piece of land. the plains of central Canada. 平原 平原2. a kind of knitting stitch. 平（紋）布 平（纹）布 ˈplainly adverb 坦誠地 坦诚地ˈplainness noun 坦誠 坦诚plain chocolate dark chocolate not containing milk. 純巧克力 （未加牛奶的）黑巧克力 plain clothes ordinary clothes, not a uniform: Detectives usually wear plain clothes; adjective (etc)a plain-clothes job. 便服 便服plain sailing progress without difficulty. 一帆風順 一帆风顺ˌplain-ˈspoken adjective speaking honestly and candidly, not trying to be tactful. She is a very plain-spoken person who always says what she means. 直言不諱的 直言不讳的in plain English in simple words; clearly expressed. Would you mind explaining it in plain English? 用淺顯的英語 不拐弯抹角，简单明了的用語
EncyclopediaSeeplainplainness
Related to plainness: plain-speakingSynonyms for plainnessnoun the quality of being clear and easy to perceive or understandSynonyms- clarity
- clearness
- distinctness
- limpidity
- limpidness
- lucidity
- lucidness
- pellucidity
- pellucidness
- perspicuity
- perspicuousness
noun lack of ostentation or pretensionSynonyms- modesty
- simpleness
- simplicity
- unassumingness
- unostentatiousness
- unpretentiousness
Synonyms for plainnessnoun the state of being unmixed with other materialRelated Wordsnoun clarity as a consequence of being perspicuousSynonyms- perspicuity
- perspicuousness
Related Words- clarity
- clearness
- limpidity
- lucidity
- lucidness
- pellucidity
noun the appearance of being plain and unpretentiousRelated Words- appearance
- visual aspect
- chasteness
- simpleness
- simplicity
- restraint
- austereness
- severeness
- severity
- starkness
- bareness
noun an appearance that is not attractive or beautifulSynonymsRelated Words |