Synonyms for plainness
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Perspicuity
2. Normality
normality, normalcy, normaldom, normalness rare
Other
simplicity, distinctness, immediacy, mundanity, severity, homeliness
Definitions
- n. 1
The condition of being plain (in all senses)
- n. 2
The product or result of being plain
Forms
- Plural
- plainnesses → perspicuities, normalities, normalcies, simplicities…
Example sentences
- normality The idea of normality is hard for me to comprehend.
- normalcy We won't return to normalcy because normalcy was the problem.
- simplicity He enjoys the pared-down simplicity of minimalism.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| plainness | steady | |
| perspicuity | steady | |
| perspicuousness | steady | |
| normality | rising | |
| normalcy | rising | |
| simplicity | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 8 letters
- severity4, normalcy3
- 9 letters
- normality4, immediacy5, mundanity, normaldom
- 10 letters
- simplicity4, homeliness, normalness
- 11 letters
- perspicuity
- 12 letters
- distinctness
- 15 letters
- perspicuousness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (severity4 = 4 syllables).