plainness

NOUN

clarity

Synonyms

STRONG

accuracy articulateness brightness certainty clearness comprehensibility conspicuousness definition directness distinctness evidence exactitude exactness explicitness intelligibility legibility limpidity lucidity lucidness obviousness openness palpability pellucidity pellucidness penetrability perceptibility perspicuity perspicuousness precision prominence purity salience simplicity tangibility transparency unambiguity

WEAK

cognizability decipherability explicability limpidness manifestness overtness unmistakability

Antonyms

STRONG

ambiguity imprecision inaccuracy inexactness

NOUN

modesty

Synonyms

STRONG

discreetness humbleness simpleness simplicity unassumingness unpretentiousness

WEAK

economicalness unostentatiousness

Example Sentences

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Its opening sequence is both graceful and conspicuous; its exposition is entirely legible, yet so very charming that its plainness doesn’t matter one bit.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 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

The Quaker plainness and understatement of Hay’s work sets it apart, befitting an artist who has always been something of an outlier.

From New York Times • May 28, 2021

Disappointed in its plainness, Tree-ear was ready to turn away when a thought struck him.

From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park

plainness

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