Noun: plainness pleyn-nus
- The appearance of being plain and unpretentious
"The plainness of the Amish lifestyle was reflected in their clothing"
- Clarity as a consequence of being perspicuous
"The plainness of his explanation helped everyone understand";
- perspicuity, perspicuousness
- An appearance that is not attractive or beautiful
"fine clothes could not conceal the girl's plainness";
- homeliness
- The state of being unmixed with other material
"the plainness of vanilla ice cream"
Sounds like: pla
Type of: appearance, clarity, clearness, limpidity, lucidity, lucidness, pellucidity, pureness, purity, visual aspect