| NOUN | state | plainness | the state of being unmixed with other material |
|---|---|---|---|
| attribute | plainness, perspicuity, perspicuousness | clarity as a consequence of being perspicuous | |
| attribute | plainness | the appearance of being plain and unpretentious | |
| attribute | plainness, homeliness | an appearance that is not attractive or beautiful |
| Meaning | The state of being unmixed with other material. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "the plainness of vanilla ice cream" | |
| Broader | purity, pureness | undiluted or unmixed with extraneous material |
| Adjectives | plain | not mixed with extraneous elements |
| Meaning | clarity as a consequence of being perspicuous. | |
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| Synonyms | perspicuity, perspicuousness | |
| Broader | clarity, lucidity, lucidness, pellucidity, clearness, limpidity | Free from obscurity and easy to understand |
| Spanish | perspicuidad | |
| Catalan | perspicüitat | |
| Adjectives | plain | clearly / clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment |
| Meaning | The appearance of being plain and unpretentious. | |
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| Narrower | austereness, severity, severeness | extreme / extreme plainness |
| bareness, starkness | An extreme / extreme lack of furnishings or ornamentation | |
| chasteness, restraint, simplicity, simpleness | lack of ornamentation | |
| Broader | appearance, visual aspect | outward or visible aspect of a person or thing |
| Spanish | claridad | |
| Catalan | claredat | |
| Adjectives | plain | lacking embellishment or ornamentation |
| Meaning | An appearance that is not attractive or beautiful. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | homeliness | |
| Broader | appearance, visual aspect | outward or visible aspect of a person or thing |
| Spanish | vulgaridad | |
| Catalan | vulgaritat | |
| Adjectives | plain | lacking in physical beauty or proportion |
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