The plainness of vanilla ice cream. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
I think Presbyterians have erred in plainness in ecclesiastical life. From Wordnik.com. [Two Tokens of National Progress] Reference
And this effect was enhanced by what may be called his plainness, his awkwardness, and actual eccentricity in many minor matters. From Wordnik.com. [Abraham Lincoln] Reference
Let pride, which she calls plainness, marry her. From Wordnik.com. [King Lear] Reference
The ideal of "plainness" has been an effectual restraint. From Wordnik.com. [Quaker Hill A Sociological Study] Reference
The positive dominion of the meeting broken, the negative "plainness" of the community rules all the children of the Hill to this day. From Wordnik.com. [Quaker Hill A Sociological Study] Reference
It has, indeed, that kind of plainness which in dealing with enterprises of great pith and moment has a peculiar brilliancy of its own. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, March 22, 1916] Reference
The very plainness of the room seemed to fascinate him. From Wordnik.com. [The Crooked House] Reference
For instance, a girl is painfully conscious of her plainness. From Wordnik.com. [Girls and Women] Reference
Their dress betokened plainness of nature, though that of the. From Wordnik.com. [St. Cuthbert's] Reference
Gladly would she have found herself only reduced to her original plainness. From Wordnik.com. [The Flower Basket A Fairy Tale] Reference
Amaziah B. James, another New Yorker, possessed the same plainness of speech. From Wordnik.com. [A Political History of the State of New York, Volumes 1-3] Reference
It took, indeed, trimness of apparel to make up for the plainness of his face. From Wordnik.com. [John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn] Reference
But when you added the other facts to it, it showed, with perfect plainness, that. From Wordnik.com. [Supermind] Reference
But through it all, the Journal maintained an almost-defiant austerity and plainness. From Wordnik.com. [How The Wsj Is Like Jell-O] Reference
The plainness of the language then leads people to look past the brainpower involved. From Wordnik.com. [Tony Blair's A Journey memoir released – live blog] Reference
But he had to go slowly, for Miranda had not written with as much plainness as haste. From Wordnik.com. [Marcia Schuyler] Reference
"Oh, why will you force me to such brutal plainness!" exclaimed Mrs. Lamont impatiently. From Wordnik.com. [The Gentle Art of Cooking Wives] Reference
She glanced down at the plainness of her own attire and then at Elinor's simple evening frock. From Wordnik.com. [The Heart of Arethusa] Reference
Such worldly passions were anathema in a world where plainness is paramount, and pride is sinful. From Wordnik.com. [Fern Siegel: Stage Door: Everyday Rapture, The Forest, The Subject Was Roses] Reference
Her dress is plainness itself, and she wears no jewelry, all kinds of which she regards with scorn. From Wordnik.com. [The Golden Shoemaker or 'Cobbler' Horn] Reference
The cups are less prominent and the plainness or smoothness of the inferior table is more noticeable. From Wordnik.com. [Common Diseases of Farm Animals] Reference
In spite of its humble plainness, the place beams with cheerfulness; it bears the impress of holiness. From Wordnik.com. [Rabbi and Priest A Story] Reference
"As you profess to be a holiness teacher," said they, "you ought to be an example in plainness of dress.". From Wordnik.com. [Trials and Triumphs of Faith] Reference
Though in a state of affluence as to this world's wealth, she was an example of plainness and moderation. From Wordnik.com. [Woman on the American Frontier] Reference
The poetry in Elizabeth's soul, repressed by the severe plainness of her education, gushed up like a fountain. From Wordnik.com. [Woman on the American Frontier] Reference
She then caused her clothes to resume their usual plainness, that her sisters might not know of her adventure. From Wordnik.com. [Little Cinderella] Reference
And sometimes the very plainness touches something else: a simplicity that is the product of a decisive nature. From Wordnik.com. [Tony Blair's A Journey memoir released – live blog] Reference
The variations from plainness and quietness in the use of stationery that are permitted women are denied to men. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of Good Manners; a Guide to Polite Usage for All Social Functions] Reference
There certainly can be no doubt that its force is amazingly assisted by its plainness and simplicity of language. From Wordnik.com. [The History of "Punch"] Reference
In front, there is the statue itself contrasted by the plainness and simplicity of the unadorned side of the pedestal. From Wordnik.com. [The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor, Vol. I, No. 4, April 1810] Reference
She liked the plainness of her dress, the quiet independence of her manner, and the subdued fire of her great dark eyes. From Wordnik.com. [A True Friend A Novel] Reference
She can tell you're a lady in a minute, and she'll make you more than welcome if you can put up with the plainness of everything. From Wordnik.com. [The Fifth Ace] Reference
The fact is stated over and over again in Scripture, with the utmost plainness; and it is assumed in a multitude of other passages. From Wordnik.com. [Love's Final Victory] Reference
The costume of the women of the frontier was suited to the plainness of the habitations where they lived and the furniture they used. From Wordnik.com. [Woman on the American Frontier] Reference
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