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plain
1[ pleyn ]
adjective
- clear or distinct to the eye or ear: to stand in plain view.
a plain trail to the river;
to stand in plain view.
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- clear to the mind; evident, manifest, or obvious:
to make one's meaning plain.
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- conveying the meaning clearly and simply; easily understood:
plain talk.
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plain folly;
plain stupidity.
the plain truth of the matter.
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- without special pretensions, superiority, elegance, etc.; ordinary:
plain people.
Synonyms:
- not beautiful; physically unattractive or undistinguished:
a plain face.
- without intricacies or difficulties.
- ordinary, simple, or unostentatious:
Although she was a duchess, her manners were attractively plain.
- with little or no embellishment, decoration, or enhancing elaboration:
a plain blue suit.
- without a pattern, figure, or device:
a plain fabric.
- not rich, highly seasoned, or elaborately prepared, as food:
a plain diet.
- flat or level:
plain country.
Antonyms:
- unobstructed, clear, or open, as ground, a space, etc.
- Cards. being other than a face card or a trump.
adverb
- clearly and simply:
He's just plain stupid.
noun
- an area of land not significantly higher than adjacent areas and with relatively minor differences in elevation, commonly less than 500 feet (150 meters), within the area.
- The Plains. Great Plains.
plain
2[ pleyn ]
verb (used without object)
- to complain.
plain
1/ ±è±ô±ðɪ²Ô /
adjective
- flat or smooth; level
- not complicated; clear
the plain truth
- not difficult; simple or easy
a plain task
- honest or straightforward
- lowly, esp in social rank or education
- without adornment or show
a plain coat
- (of fabric) without pattern or of simple untwilled weave
- not attractive
- not mixed; simple
plain vodka
- knitting of or done in plain
noun
- a level or almost level tract of country, esp an extensive treeless region
- a simple stitch in knitting made by putting the right needle into a loop on the left needle, passing the wool round the right needle, and pulling it through the loop, thus forming a new loop
- in billiards
- the unmarked white ball, as distinguished from the spot balls
- the player using this ball
- (in Ireland) short for plain porter, a light porter
two pints of plain, please
adverb
- (intensifier)
just plain tired
plain
2/ ±è±ô±ðɪ²Ô /
verb
- a dialect or poetic word for complain
plain
/ ±è±ôÄå²Ô /
- An extensive, relatively level area of land. Plains are present on all continents except Antarctica and are most often located in the interior regions. Because they can occur at almost any altitude or latitude, plains can be humid and forested, semiarid and grass-covered, or arid.
- A broad, level expanse, such as an area of the sea floor or a lunar mare.
Derived Forms
- ˈ±è±ô²¹¾±²Ô±ô²â, adverb
- ˈ±è±ô²¹¾±²Ô²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ±è±ô²¹¾±²Ô·±ô²â adverb
- ±è±ô²¹¾±²Ô·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of plain1
Origin of plain2
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of plain1
Origin of plain2
Idioms and Phrases
- in plain sight. in plain sight ( def ).
More idioms and phrases containing plain
- in plain English
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Mr Lee remembers walking through campus one day, when they saw a girl being interrogated by two plain clothes policemen.
These movies frequently become mired in their own good intentions, diluting their messaging to something as plain and palatable as, say, “Love, Simon.â€
“This is not about curriculum transparency, it’s about censorship, plain and simple,†Salinas told The Times.
It is becoming plain that Kennedy is turning the department from a beacon of science-based medicine and public health into a hive of conspiracy theorists and, as Marks wrote, peddlers of “misinformation and lies.â€
Meyers cites this story as a plain example of one party being in the wrong.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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