Plain

adjective
pleɪn

Adjective

  • clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

    made his meaning plain

    it is plain that he is no reactionary

    in plain view

  • not mixed with extraneous elements

    plain water

    Similar:SheerUnmingledUnmixed
  • free from any effort to soften to disguise

    the plain and unvarnished truth

    Similar:Unvarnished
  • lacking embellishment or ornamentation

    a plain hair style

    Similar:BareSpareUnembellishedUnornamented
  • lacking in physical beauty or proportion

    a plain girl with a freckled face

    Similar:Homely
  • not elaborate or elaborated; simple

    plain food

    stuck to the plain facts

    a plain blue suit

    See also:UnadornedUndecoratedUnrhetorical
  • lacking patterns especially in color

    Similar:Unpatterned

Noun

  • extensive tract of level open land

    they emerged from the woods onto a vast open plain

    Similar:ChampaignField
    Type of:GroundLandEarth
  • a basic knitting stitch made by putting the needle through the front of the stitch from the lefthand side

    Similar:Knit

Verb

  • express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness

    My mother complains all day

    Similar:ComplainKickKvetchQuetch

Adverb

  • unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly')

    You are plainly wrong

    he is plain stubborn

    Similar:ApparentlyEvidentlyManifestlyObviouslyPatently

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