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Plainness vs Perspicuity - What's the difference?

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Plainness is a related term of perspicuity.


As nouns the difference between plainness and perspicuity

is that plainness is (uncountable) the condition of being plain (in all senses) while perspicuity is clarity, lucidity, especially in expression; the state or characteristic of being perspicuous.

plainness

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (uncountable) The condition of being plain (in all senses)
  • (countable) The product or result of being plain

    • Anagrams

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    perspicuity

    English

    Alternative forms

    * perspicuite (rel-mid5) * perspicuitie (rel-mid5) * perspicuitye (rel-mid5) * perspicuyte (rel-mid5) * perspycuitie

    Noun

  • Clarity, lucidity, especially in expression; the state or characteristic of being perspicuous.
  • * 1905 , (George Bernard Shaw), The Irrational Knot , ch. 18,
    • Whether through the first officer's want of perspicuity or my own stupidity, I was not a bit the wiser for the explanation.
  • Perspicacity; insight.
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    • , title=(The Celebrity), chapter=4 , passage=“Well,” I answered, at first with uncertainty, then with inspiration, “he would do splendidly to lead your cotillon, if you think of having one.” ¶ “So you do not dance, Mr. Crocker?” ¶ I was somewhat set back by her perspicuity .}}
  • * 1965 , " The Stupid Spy," Time , 19 Mar,
    • Thompson, a high school dropout, said with rare perspicuity that he doubted the FBI would hire him.
  • (rare) Transparency; translucence.
  • * 1900 , (w), The Touchstone , ch. 11,
    • It must have been on some such day of harsh sunlight, the incisive February brightness that gives perspicuity without warmth.

    Synonyms

    * perspicuousness

    Related terms

    * perspicacious * perspicaciously * perspective

    References

    * “ perspicuity]” listed in the [2nd Ed.; 1989 * “ perspicuity, n.'']” listed in the ''Oxford English Dictionary [draft revision; Mar. 2010 * * * * "perspicuity"] in Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition © & (P)2007 Microsoft Corporation. * Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary , 1987-1996.