Plain Meaning
There are 11 meaning(s) for word Plain
Meaning 1 : not mixed with extraneous elements
Example : plain water
Synonyms : sheer, unmingled, unmixed
Example : plain water
Synonyms : sheer, unmingled, unmixed
Meaning 2 : express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
Example : My mother complains all day
Synonyms : complain, kick, kvetch, quetch, sound off
Example : My mother complains all day
Synonyms : complain, kick, kvetch, quetch, sound off
Meaning 3 : clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
Example : made his meaning plain,it is plain that he is no reactionary,in plain view
Synonyms : apparent, evident, manifest, palpable, patent, unmistakable
Example : made his meaning plain,it is plain that he is no reactionary,in plain view
Synonyms : apparent, evident, manifest, palpable, patent, unmistakable
Meaning 4 : free from any effort to soften to disguise
Example : the plain and unvarnished truth
Synonyms : unvarnished
Example : the plain and unvarnished truth
Synonyms : unvarnished
Meaning 5 : lacking embellishment or ornamentation
Example : a plain hair style
Synonyms : bare, spare, unembellished, unornamented
Example : a plain hair style
Synonyms : bare, spare, unembellished, unornamented
Meaning 6 : unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly')
Example : You are plainly wrong,he is plain stubborn
Synonyms : apparently, evidently, manifestly, obviously, patently, plainly
Example : You are plainly wrong,he is plain stubborn
Synonyms : apparently, evidently, manifestly, obviously, patently, plainly
Meaning 7 : extensive tract of level open land
Example : they emerged from the woods onto a vast open plain
Synonyms : champaign, field
Example : they emerged from the woods onto a vast open plain
Synonyms : champaign, field
Meaning 9 : lacking in physical beauty or proportion
Example : a plain girl with a freckled face
Synonyms : homely
Example : a plain girl with a freckled face
Synonyms : homely
Meaning 10 : a basic knitting stitch made by putting the needle through the front of the stitch from the lefthand side
Synonyms : knit, knit stitch, plain stitch
Synonyms : knit, knit stitch, plain stitch
Meaning 11 : not elaborate or elaborated; simple
Example : plain food,stuck to the plain facts,a plain blue suit,a plain rectangular brick building
Example : plain food,stuck to the plain facts,a plain blue suit,a plain rectangular brick building
How to Pronounce Plain
- pleɪn