plain in English

adjective

1

not decorated or elaborate; simple or ordinary in character.

good plain food

synonyms: simple, ordinary, unadorned, unembellished, unornamented, unostentatious, unfussy, basic, modest, unsophisticated, without frills, homespun, restrained, unshowy, unflashy, muted, everyday, workaday

2

easy to perceive or understand; clear.

the advantages were plain to see

synonyms: obvious, clear, crystal clear, evident, apparent, manifest, patent, discernible, perceptible, noticeable, recognizable, unmistakable, transparent, pronounced, marked, striking, conspicuous, self-evident, indisputable, writ large, standing/sticking out like a sore thumb

3

(of a person) not beautiful or attractive.

the dark-haired, rather plain woman

synonyms: homely, unattractive, unprepossessing, ugly, ill-favored, unlovely, ordinary, not much to look at

4

sheer; simple (used for emphasis).

the main problem is just plain exhaustion

synonyms: sheer, pure, downright, out-and-out, unmitigated

5

(of a knitting stitch) made using a knit rather than a purl stitch.

She offered a more varied needlework curriculum of plain work, marking, openwork, and embroidery along with reading and writing.

adverb

1

clearly; unequivocally (used for emphasis).

perhaps the youth was just plain stupid

synonyms: downright, utterly, absolutely, completely, totally, really, thoroughly, positively, simply, unquestionably, undeniably, plumb

verb

1

mourn; lament.

'Oh, Rover, don't you leave me, too,' she plained out.

adjective

obvious, clear, crystal clear, evident, apparent, manifest, patent, discernible, perceptible, noticeable, recognizable, unmistakable, transparent, pronounced, marked, striking, conspicuous, self-evident, indisputable, writ large, standing/sticking out like a sore thumb
intelligible, comprehensible, clear, understandable, coherent, uncomplicated, lucid, unambiguous, simple, straightforward, user-friendly, perspicuous
candid, frank, outspoken, forthright, direct, honest, truthful, blunt, bald, explicit, unequivocal, upfront
simple, ordinary, unadorned, unembellished, unornamented, unostentatious, unfussy, basic, modest, unsophisticated, without frills, homespun, restrained, unshowy, unflashy, muted, everyday, workaday
homely, unattractive, unprepossessing, ugly, ill-favored, unlovely, ordinary, not much to look at
sheer, pure, downright, out-and-out, unmitigated
patent, evident, apparent, manifest, unmistakable
spare, unornamented, bare, unembellished
sheer, unmixed, unmingled
homely
unpatterned
unvarnished

adverb

downright, patently
downright, utterly, absolutely, completely, totally, really, thoroughly, positively, simply, unquestionably, undeniably, plumb
patently, plainly, obviously, evidently, apparently, manifestly

noun

grassland, champaign, plain stitch
grassland, prairie, flatland, lowland, pasture, meadowland, savanna, steppe, tableland, tundra, pampas, veld
champaign, field
plain stitch, knit

verb

kvetch
kvetch, sound off, kick, quetch, complain

Use "plain" in a sentence

1. Favorite Add to Set of 10 - Plain KRAFT paper cone/Plain Wedding Petal Cones/Plain Petal Cones/Plain paper Cones/Plain Wedding toss Cones - MULTIPLE

2. Too plain?

3. The maritime plain between the Plain of Dor (S of Carmel) and the Plain of Philistia.

4. Plain chatter.

5. More plain.

6. Plain and honest.

7. Plain Speaker 1953.

8. Plain black shoes.

9. As Plain Text

10. A: Plain is used for plain text dictionaries - most of StarDict dictionaries.

11. I'm just plain Yogurt.

12. The city is on the Liguanea plain, an alluvial plain alongside the Hope River.

13. Bathic Plain (BP) – รุ่นบานแผ่นเรียบ

14. Or “the desert plain.”

15. Plain Text Import Dialog

16. This is very plain; the only thing that isn't plain is her pearl earring.

17. Authenticating of <client>, Authenticatings, Plain authenticating of <current relay>, Authenticatings, Plain big endian of <operating system>, big endians, Plain

18. Plain or with butter?

19. Plain and Precious Truths

20. Plain Text Export Dialog

21. Hiding in plain sight?

22. You're just plain rude.

23. PHILISTINES Coastal Plain of Palestine

24. This is just plain wrong.

25. This is just plain bullying.

26. So tomorrow, plain pastels, please.

27. Plain, wholesome food, well prepared.

28. Plain Bandeaus (many colors!) $ 22

29. Dancing is just plain fun.

30. They're hidden in plain sight.

31. Political sabotage, plain and simple.

32. She made her annoyance plain.

33. Knit two plain, two purl.

34. It's plain sailing from here.

35. Down to the flood plain.

36. dpi, plain paper, normal quality

37. Plain living and high thinking.

38. Serve with plain boiled rice .

39. Myths of the Argive Plain Cities: Mycenae, Tiryns, Argos Argive Plain Mycenaean Age: Mycenae Tiryns Classical

40. x#dpi, Grayscale, plain paper

41. It's plain as a pikestaff.

42. The operation was plain sailing.

43. Central Coast Bioregion Carrizo Plain

44. Bostonian Men's Dezmin Plain Oxford

45. Prefer & HTML to Plain Text

46. His motive was plain greed.

47. And if you put them on one plain, a second plain is where the content lives.

48. Plain Toe Bluchers (and Derbies) Oxfords

49. You can have your plain Blintzes …

50. The gospel is clear and plain.