Antonyms for plainness

Grammar : Noun

Spell : pleyn

Phonetic Transcription : pleɪn

Definition of plainness

Origin : c.1300, "flatness," from plain (adj.) + -ness. Meaning "clarity" is mid-15c.; that of "open conduct" is from 1540s; that of "absence of ornament" is from 1580s.

noun clarity
noun modesty

Example sentences :

Under the circumstances, it is surprising how much of plainness women have preserved.
Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark

Neatness was at all times my pride; but now plainness was the conformity to necessity.
Extract from : « Beaux and Belles of England » by Mary Robinson

For my part, there isn't one of them bates the Manx itself for plainness.
Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine

Its plainness troubled him, but its cleanliness was unquestionable.
Extract from : « The Golden Woman » by Ridgwell Cullum

They fascinated him till their plainness to his sight gave him a conviction that there was danger there.
Extract from : « Chance » by Joseph Conrad

He was vaguely amazed at the plainness with which down there he could hear the gale raging.
Extract from : « Typhoon » by Joseph Conrad

But I suppose her age and plainness were too pronounced for a town man.
Extract from : « A Pair of Blue Eyes » by Thomas Hardy

It took, indeed, trimness of apparel to make up for the plainness of his face.
Extract from : « John Splendid » by Neil Munro

It was perhaps to conceal this plainness that he wore it very short.
Extract from : « The Tragic Muse » by Henry James

When power bowed to flattery, honour was bound to plainness.
Extract from : « Tales from Shakespeare » by Charles Lamb and Mary Lamb

Synonyms for plainness

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