Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun plainness

4 senses of plainness

Sense 1
plainness -- (the state of being unmixed with other material; "the plainness of vanilla ice cream")
       => purity, pureness -- (being undiluted or unmixed with extraneous material)

Sense 2
perspicuity, perspicuousness, plainness -- (clarity as a consequence of being perspicuous)
       => clarity, lucidity, lucidness, pellucidity, clearness, limpidity -- (free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression)

Sense 3
plainness -- (the appearance of being plain and unpretentious)
       => appearance, visual aspect -- (outward or visible aspect of a person or thing)

Sense 4
homeliness, plainness -- (an appearance that is not attractive or beautiful; "fine clothes could not conceal the girl's homeliness")
       => appearance, visual aspect -- (outward or visible aspect of a person or thing)