English to English
plain
(pl/eI/n
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adjective (a)
- not elaborate or elaborated; simple(adj.all)Example:
Plain food.
Stuck to the plain facts.
A plain blue suit.
A plain rectangular brick building.
source: wordnet30 - lacking patterns especially in color(adj.all)source: wordnet30
- Without elevations or depressions; flat; level; smooth; even. See Plane.(adjective)source: webster1913
noun (n)
- a basic knitting stitch(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- Level land; usually, an open field or a broad stretch of land with an even surface, or a surface little varied by inequalities; as, the plain of Jordan; the American plains, or prairies.(noun)source: webster1913
adverb (r)
- unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly')(adv.all)Example:
You are plainly wrong.
He is plain stubborn.
source: wordnet30 - In a plain manner; plainly.(adverb)source: webster1913
adjective satellite (s)
- clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment(adj.all)Example:
Made his meaning plain.
It is plain that he is no reactionary.
In plain view.
source: wordnet30 - free from any effort to soften to disguise(adj.all)Example:
The plain and unvarnished truth.
source: wordnet30 - lacking embellishment or ornamentation(adj.all)Example:
A plain hair style.
source: wordnet30 - lacking in physical beauty or proportion(adj.all)Example:
A plain girl with a freckled face.
source: wordnet30
verb (v)
- To lament; to bewail; to complain.(verb)source: webster1913
- To lament; to mourn over; as, to plain a loss.(verb)source: webster1913
- To plane or level; to make plain or even on the surface.(verb)source: webster1913