plain-spokennessn.

Brit.

/ˌpleɪnˈspəʊkənnəs/, U.S.

/ˌpleɪnˈspoʊkə(n)nəs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: plain-spoken adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < plain-spoken adj. + -ness suffix. Compare earlier plain speaking n.

The quality or condition of being plain-spoken.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > plainness > [noun]

outspeakingc1450

plainness1465

simplicity?a1475

homeliness1576

parrhesia1577

planiloquy1658

plain speaking?c1663

nakedness1711

incomplexity1778

outspokennessa1786

plain-spokenness1840

gracility1900

1840 Morning Chron. 9 Oct. 4/2 Its only merit is its plain-spokenness.

1863 Times 29 Apr. 9/2 Society has no right to resent the severity and excessive plain-spokenness of the language in which a just sentence is pronounced and punishment inflicted.

1865 F. Oakeley Hist. Notes 29 To such friends..he [sc. Mr. Froude] discloses himself..with almost the plain-spokenness of the confessional.

1937 ‘G. Orwell’ Road to Wigan Pier vii. 147 Another working-class characteristic, disconcerting at first, is their plain-spokenness towards anyone they regard as an equal.

1942 F. Davis & E. K. Lindley How War Came iii. 102 The President's relations with the Prime Minister had not at that time attained the plain-spokenness that was to characterize them after the Atlantic conference.

1992 New Yorker 13 Jan. 22/2 Gorbachev displayed an honesty and plainspokenness that were exceptional.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	plain-spokenness
释义	plain-spokennessn. Brit. /ˌpleɪnˈspəʊkənnəs/, U.S. /ˌpleɪnˈspoʊkə(n)nəs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: plain-spoken adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < plain-spoken adj. + -ness suffix. Compare earlier plain speaking n. The quality or condition of being plain-spoken. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > plainness > [noun] outspeakingc1450 plainness1465 simplicity?a1475 homeliness1576 parrhesia1577 planiloquy1658 plain speaking?c1663 nakedness1711 incomplexity1778 outspokennessa1786 plain-spokenness1840 gracility1900 1840 Morning Chron. 9 Oct. 4/2 Its only merit is its plain-spokenness. 1863 Times 29 Apr. 9/2 Society has no right to resent the severity and excessive plain-spokenness of the language in which a just sentence is pronounced and punishment inflicted. 1865 F. Oakeley Hist. Notes 29 To such friends..he [sc. Mr. Froude] discloses himself..with almost the plain-spokenness of the confessional. 1937 ‘G. Orwell’ Road to Wigan Pier vii. 147 Another working-class characteristic, disconcerting at first, is their plain-spokenness towards anyone they regard as an equal. 1942 F. Davis & E. K. Lindley How War Came iii. 102 The President's relations with the Prime Minister had not at that time attained the plain-spokenness that was to characterize them after the Atlantic conference. 1992 New Yorker 13 Jan. 22/2 Gorbachev displayed an honesty and plainspokenness that were exceptional. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1840
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