Antonyms for plainness


Grammar : Noun
Spell : pleyn
Phonetic Transcription : pleɪn


Definition of plainness

Origin :
  • c.1300, "flatness," from plain (adj.) + -ness. Meaning "clarity" is mid-15c.; that of "open conduct" is from 1540s; that of "absence of ornament" is from 1580s.
  • noun clarity
  • noun modesty
Example sentences :
  • Under the circumstances, it is surprising how much of plainness women have preserved.
  • Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
  • Neatness was at all times my pride; but now plainness was the conformity to necessity.
  • Extract from : « Beaux and Belles of England » by Mary Robinson
  • For my part, there isn't one of them bates the Manx itself for plainness.
  • Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine
  • Its plainness troubled him, but its cleanliness was unquestionable.
  • Extract from : « The Golden Woman » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • They fascinated him till their plainness to his sight gave him a conviction that there was danger there.
  • Extract from : « Chance » by Joseph Conrad
  • He was vaguely amazed at the plainness with which down there he could hear the gale raging.
  • Extract from : « Typhoon » by Joseph Conrad
  • But I suppose her age and plainness were too pronounced for a town man.
  • Extract from : « A Pair of Blue Eyes » by Thomas Hardy
  • It took, indeed, trimness of apparel to make up for the plainness of his face.
  • Extract from : « John Splendid » by Neil Munro
  • It was perhaps to conceal this plainness that he wore it very short.
  • Extract from : « The Tragic Muse » by Henry James
  • When power bowed to flattery, honour was bound to plainness.
  • Extract from : « Tales from Shakespeare » by Charles Lamb and Mary Lamb

Synonyms for plainness

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