plainness

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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

If you’ve never seen it, Washington Consumers’ Checkbook is a no-frills, ad-free magazine that comes twice a year and revels in its rigor and reassuring plainness.

From Washington Post • May 24, 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