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plainness vs restraint

restraint vs plainness

plainness and restraint both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
plainness Yes No No No
restraint Yes No No No
As nouns, restraint is a hyponym of plainness; that is, restraint is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than plainness:
  • plainness: the appearance of being plain and unpretentious
  • restraint: lack of ornamentation
Other hyponyms of plainness include chasteness, simpleness, simplicity, austereness, severeness, severity, bareness, starkness.
plainness (noun) restraint (noun)
the appearance of being plain and unpretentious the act of controlling by restraining someone or something
an appearance that is not attractive or beautiful a device that retards something's motion
clarity as a consequence of being perspicuous discipline in personal and social activities
the state of being unmixed with other material lack of ornamentation
a rule or condition that limits freedom
the state of being physically constrained
Difference between plainness and restraint

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