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plain

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[ pleyn ]

adjective

plainer, plainest.
  1. clear or distinct to the eye or ear: to stand in plain view.

    a plain trail to the river;

    to stand in plain view.

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  2. clear to the mind; evident, manifest, or obvious:

    to make one's meaning plain.

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  3. conveying the meaning clearly and simply; easily understood:

    plain talk.

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  4. plain folly;

    plain stupidity.

  5. free from ambiguity or evasion; candid; outspoken:

    the plain truth of the matter.

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  6. without special pretensions, superiority, elegance, etc.; ordinary:

    plain people.

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  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.

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  14. unobstructed, clear, or open, as ground, a space, etc.
  15. Cards. being other than a face card or a trump.


adverb

  1. clearly and simply:

    He's just plain stupid.

noun

  1. 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.
  2. The Plains. Great Plains.

plain

2

[ pleyn ]

verb (used without object)

British Dialect.
  1. to complain.

plain

1

/ 辫濒别瑟苍 /

adjective

  1. flat or smooth; level
  2. not complicated; clear

    the plain truth

  3. not difficult; simple or easy

    a plain task

  4. honest or straightforward
  5. lowly, esp in social rank or education
  6. without adornment or show

    a plain coat

  7. (of fabric) without pattern or of simple untwilled weave
  8. not attractive
  9. not mixed; simple

    plain vodka

  10. knitting of or done in plain
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a level or almost level tract of country, esp an extensive treeless region
  2. 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
  3. in billiards
    1. the unmarked white ball, as distinguished from the spot balls
    2. the player using this ball
  4. (in Ireland) short for plain porter, a light porter

    two pints of plain, please

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adverb

  1. (intensifier)

    just plain tired

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

plain

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/ 辫濒别瑟苍 /

verb

  1. a dialect or poetic word for complain
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

plain

  1. An extensive, relatively level area of land. Plains are present on all continents except Antarctica and are most often located in the interior regions. Because they can occur at almost any altitude or latitude, plains can be humid and forested, semiarid and grass-covered, or arid.
  2. A broad, level expanse, such as an area of the sea floor or a lunar mare.
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Derived Forms

  • 藞辫濒补颈苍濒测, adverb
  • 藞辫濒补颈苍苍别蝉蝉, noun
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 辫濒补颈苍路濒测 adverb
  • 辫濒补颈苍路苍别蝉蝉 noun
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of plain1

First recorded in 1300鈥50; Middle English adjective, adverb, and noun plain(e), plein(e), from Old French adjective and noun plain(e), pleine, from Latin 辫濒腻苍耻蝉 鈥渇lat, level,鈥 辫濒腻苍耻尘 鈥渇lat country鈥

Origin of plain2

First recorded in 1250鈥1300; Middle English plei(g)nen, plene(n), from Anglo-French plainer, pleiner, Old French plaign-, stem of plaindre, pleindre, from Latin plangere 鈥渢o strike, beat (the breast, etc.), lament鈥
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of plain1

C13: from Old French: simple, from Latin 辫濒腻苍耻蝉 level, distinct, clear

Origin of plain2

C14 pleignen, from Old French plaindre to lament, from Latin plangere to beat
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They said his proposed restrictions violated the federal law and Supreme Court precedent as well as the plain words of the 14th Amendment.

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But here it is, plain as day and I鈥檓 angry about it.

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In plain English, that means they are being starved by Israel's blockade.

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Stephen Miller has claimed that the plain words of a Supreme Court order mean the opposite of what they actually say, which is a highly disorienting thing to hear from a presidential adviser.

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To spruce up plain tea, drinkers can request lemon slices, fresh herbs, fruit syrups, or honey, if they are available at a specific coffee shop.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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