Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

plainness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.77 in modern English

Syllables
plain-ness
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The condition of being plain (in all senses)

Uncountable

noun

The product or result of being plain

Countable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English plain Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English plainness From plain + -ness.

Usage

Inflected Forms

plainnesses (plural)

Derived Forms

unplainness

Synonyms

normalcy normaldom normality normalness homeliness perspicuity perspicuousness

Questions

What does plainness mean?
The condition of being plain (in all senses)
Where does plainness come from?
Etymology tree English plain Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English plainness From plain + -ness.

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