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English Dictionary: plainness by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
plainness
n
  1. the state of being unmixed with other material; "the plainness of vanilla ice cream"
  2. clarity as a consequence of being perspicuous
    Synonym(s): perspicuity, perspicuousness, plainness
  3. the appearance of being plain and unpretentious
  4. an appearance that is not attractive or beautiful; "fine clothes could not conceal the girl's homeliness"
    Synonym(s): homeliness, plainness
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Plainness \Plain"ness\, n.
      The quality or state of being plain.
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