plainness
Example Sentences
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Yeong-hye is a young married woman in Seoul whose domineering husband prizes her for her unchallenging plainness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
Part of the Cenotaph's power is its plainness.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2024
And because of their lack of plainness, these pieces will surely become heirlooms, recycled gold and lab-grown diamonds worn again and again by generations to come.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2023
Their plainness is so much better than, say, melba toast.
From Salon ● Dec. 10, 2022
Its beauty lay in its simplicity, the plainness of its curve; even its wooden scabbard was spare and plain.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
