What are some opposite words for plainness?
Antonyms for plainnessplain·ness
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term plainness.
English Synonyms and Antonyms
plainness
Antonyms:
circumlocution, diffuseness, periphrasis, pleonasm, prolixity, redundance, redundancy, surplusage, tautology, tediousness, verbiage, verbosity, wordinessSynonyms:
brevity, compactness, compression, conciseness, condensation, directness, shortness, succinctness, terseness
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Princeton's WordNet
plainnessnoun
the state of being unmixed with other material
"the plainness of vanilla ice cream"
Synonyms:
perspicuity, homeliness, perspicuousnessperspicuity, perspicuousness, plainnessnoun
clarity as a consequence of being perspicuous
Synonyms:
perspicuity, homeliness, perspicuousnessplainnessnoun
the appearance of being plain and unpretentious
Synonyms:
perspicuity, homeliness, perspicuousnesshomeliness, plainnessnoun
an appearance that is not attractive or beautiful
"fine clothes could not conceal the girl's homeliness"
Synonyms:
perspicuity, homeliness, perspicuousness, dowdiness, drabness
How to use plainness in a sentence?
There are so many variations of mac and cheese you can have -- mustard or no mustard, different toppings you can put on. But I don't like to deviate too far from the original because once you start adding too much, you take away the plainness of a mac and cheese in white sauce, i like to keep it as simple and true as possible.
Manifest plainness,Embrace simplicity,Reduce selfishness,Have few desires.
Manifest plainness, Embrace simplicity, Reduce selfishness, Have few desires.
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#16133 | redundancy | |
#50252 | verbosity | |
#78060 | verbiage | |
#99591 | tautology | |
#190108 | plainness | |
#259628 | wordiness | |
#264839 | circumlocution | |
#272458 | surplusage | |
#293192 | tediousness | |
#318584 | prolixity |
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