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Webster 1913 Edition
Plainness
Plain′ness
,Noun.
The quality or state of being plain.
Webster 1828 Edition
Plainness
PLA'INNESS
,Noun.
1.
Want of ornament; want of artificial show. So modest plainness sets off sprightly wit.
2.
Openness; rough, blunt or unrefined frankness. Your plainness and your shortness please me well.
3.
Artlessness; simplicity; candor; as unthinking plainness.4.
Clearness; openness; sincerity. Seeing then we have such hope, we use great plainness of speech. 2 Cor.3.