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plainness

noun

an appearance that is not attractive or beautiful

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Word Facts

Word length
9
Starts with
P
Ends with
S
Contains
LA
Scrabble score
11
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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noun

  1. an appearance that is not attractive or beautiful

    “fine clothes could not conceal the girl's homeliness”

noun

  1. the appearance of being plain and unpretentious

noun

  1. clarity as a consequence of being perspicuous

noun

  1. the state of being unmixed with other material

    “the plainness of vanilla ice cream”

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Example Sentences

fine clothes could not conceal the girl's homeliness
the plainness of vanilla ice cream

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