plainness
Example Sentences
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The plainness is deliberate; Fields conveys quiet comfort and adoring acceptance without ever slipping into sentimentality.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Part of the Cenotaph's power is its plainness.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2024
The plainness of Mallory Portnoy’s Stella was epitomized by the way she cuffed her jeans.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2024
But the straightforwardness of this Fifth sometimes tipped into plainness, as when the strings in the first movement covered rebellious passages in the winds.
From New York Times ● Feb. 18, 2022
Though of great age, its metal shone clear and untarnished, and its very plainness had the beauty of true nobility.
From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander
