Plainness

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The state or quality of being plain
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The quality or state of being plain.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The condition of being plain (in all senses)
  • noun. The product or result of being plain
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. the state of being unmixed with other material
  • noun. clarity as a consequence of being perspicuous
  • noun. an appearance that is not attractive or beautiful
  • noun. the appearance of being plain and unpretentious
  • Word Usage
    "There are two differing roots for this term: Some claim it refers to the plainness of vanilla ice cream as opposed to those who like more adventurous flavors; others believe it comes from techno-culture, where a “vanilla” PC means a very basic machine, without bells and whistles."
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    plain