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Definitions for Plain

[1] clear or distinct to the eye or ear: a plain trail to the river; to stand in plain view.
[2] clear to the mind; evident, manifest, or obvious: to make one's meaning plain.
[3] conveying the meaning clearly and simply; easily understood: plain talk.
[4] downright; sheer; utter; self-evident: plain folly; plain stupidity.
[5] free from ambiguity or evasion; candid; outspoken: the plain truth of the matter.
[6] without special pretensions, superiority, elegance, etc.; ordinary: plain people.
[7] not beautiful; physically unattractive or undistinguished: a plain face.
[8] without intricacies or difficulties.
[9] ordinary, simple, or unostentatious: Although she was a duchess, her manners were attractively plain.
[10] with little or no embellishment, decoration, or enhancing elaboration: a plain blue suit.
[11] without a pattern, figure, or device: a plain fabric.
[12] not rich, highly seasoned, or elaborately prepared, as food: a plain diet.
[13] flat or level: plain country.
[14] unobstructed, clear, or open, as ground, a space, etc.
[15] Cards . being other than a face card or a trump.
[16] clearly and simply: He's just plain stupid.
[17] 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.
[18] The Plains. Great Plains.
[19] to complain.
[20] flat or smooth; level
[21] not complicated; clear the plain truth
[22] not difficult; simple or easy a plain task
[23] honest or straightforward
[24] lowly, esp in social rank or education
[25] without adornment or show a plain coat
[26] (of fabric) without pattern or of simple untwilled weave
[27] not attractive
[28] not mixed; simple plain vodka
[29] knitting of or done in plain
[30] a level or almost level tract of country, esp an extensive treeless region
[31] 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
[32] (in billiards) the unmarked white ball, as distinguished from the spot balls the player using this ball
[33] (in Ireland) short for plain porter, a light porter two pints of plain, please
[34] (intensifier) just plain tired
[35] a dialect or poetic word for complain

Words related to Plain

transparent, honest, simple, traditional, ordinary, conventional, dull, unvarnished, austere, stark, pure, meadow, expanse, field, prairie, steppe, grassland, plateau, patent, broad

Words nearby Plain

plaguy, plaice, plaid, plaid cymru, plaided, plain, plain as day, plain bearing, plain chocolate, plain clothes, plain dealing

Origin of Plain

21250–1300; Middle English plei(g)nen < Old French plaign-, stem of plaindre < Latin plangere to beat (the breast, etc.), lament; akin to Greek plḗssein to strike

Words that may be confused with Plain

plain, plan, plane

Other words from Plain

plain·ly , adverb
plain·ness , noun

Word origin for Plain

C14 pleignen, from Old French plaindre to lament, from Latin plangere to beat

Synonyms for Plain

transparent, audible, broad, manifest, open, patent, apparent, big as life, comprehensible, definite, distinct, evident, legible, lucid, open-and-shut, palpable, talking turkey, understandable, visible