plainness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for plainness
Noun
  • In all honesty, this look was well worth a double take.
    Karissa Mitchell, Essence, 18 July 2025
  • The key to choosing the right type of evaluation is a high degree of self-awareness and honesty about what is likely to work best for the individual board members involved in the board evaluation process.
    Priya Cherian Huskins, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
Noun
  • Traditional funds benefit from diversification and operational simplicity, while merchant banking funds can potentially drive better outcomes through hands-on involvement.
    Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
  • He was known for his elegant simplicity in songwriting and his love for farming and hunting.
    Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 15 July 2025
Noun
  • On the contrary, there’s a kind of sincerity to his reverence for beauty, for the erotic as art.
    arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 10 July 2025
  • So the director builds our modern discomfort with sincerity into his interpretation—an approach that meshes with the film’s sunny politics, which are loudly obvious from the jump.
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 8 July 2025
Noun
  • Her sensational dribble and finish in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final against Arsenal was a good example of her directness.
    The Athletic UK Staff, New York Times, 20 May 2025
  • The pace and directness of Elanga, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Morgan Gibbs-White and Ola Aina have been at the heart of head coach Nuno Espirito Santo’s ethos: be fiercely difficult to break down, hurt teams with rapier-like counter-attacks.
    Paul Taylor, New York Times, 8 July 2025
Noun
  • The host’s mix of candor, patriotism and sincerity, along with his ability to mine humor in current events, however, has been credited for fueling the show’s success.
    Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 18 July 2025
  • Of particular note is his candor about Atlanta drafting current starter Michael Penix Jr. shortly after Cousins signed a massive deal as a free agent.
    Chris Branch, New York Times, 9 July 2025
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“Plainness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plainness. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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