Plainness: alternatives and connections

The act of appearing or coming into sight; the act of becoming visible to the eye; as, his sudden appearance surprised me.

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Clearness; brightness; splendor.

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The quality or state of being clear.

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The quality or state of being limpid.

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The quality or state of being lucid.

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The quality of being lucid; lucidity.

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Alt. of Pellucidness

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The state of being pure (in any sense of the adjective).

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The condition of being pure.

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Harshness or astringent sourness to the taste; acerbity.

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The state of being bare.

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Chastity; purity.

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The act or process of restraining, or of holding back or hindering from motion or action, in any manner; hindrance of the will, or of any action, phy…

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The quality or state of being severe.

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The quality or state of being simple; simplicity.

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The quality or state of being simple, unmixed, or uncompounded; as, the simplicity of metals or of earths.

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The quality or state of being stark.

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Without clothes or covering; stripped of the usual covering; naked; as, his body is bare; the trees are bare.

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Without clothes or covering; stripped of the usual covering; naked; as, his body is bare; the trees are bare.

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To lament; to bewail; to complain.

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To lament; to bewail; to complain.

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Domesticity; care of home.

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The quality or state of being transparent or translucent.

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