Associations to the word «Plainness»

Wiktionary

PLAINNESS, noun. (uncountable) The condition of being plain (in all senses)
PLAINNESS, noun. (countable) The product or result of being plain

Dictionary definition

PLAINNESS, noun. The state of being unmixed with other material; "the plainness of vanilla ice cream".
PLAINNESS, noun. Clarity as a consequence of being perspicuous.
PLAINNESS, noun. The appearance of being plain and unpretentious.
PLAINNESS, noun. An appearance that is not attractive or beautiful; "fine clothes could not conceal the girl's homeliness".

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke