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Plain

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /pleɪn/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Plain is an adjective meaning (now rare, regional) Flat, level.

Meaning

(now rare, regional) Flat, level.

More Meanings

  1. Simple, unaltered.
  2. Obvious.
  3. Not unusually beautiful; unattractive.
  4. (card games) Not a trump.
  5. (colloquial) Simply.
  6. (archaic) Plainly; distinctly.

Example Sentences

I plain forgot.
It was just plain stupid.
Tell me plain: do you love me or no?
The crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain.

Word Forms

Synonyms for plain

Depending on context, synonyms include even, planar, plane, flatland, grassland, prairie.

evenplanarplaneflatlandgrasslandprairiesteppeausterestarkmanifestmodestseveredirectevidentapparentobviousevidentlyfieldpuregeneralsimpleunpretentiouskvetchchastehomelyobviouslysolid

Antonyms for plain

Common opposites include good-looking, repulsive, attractive, beauteous, beautifool, beautiful.

good-lookingrepulsiveattractivebeauteousbeautifoolbeautifulbeautimousbreathtakingcaptivatingcomelycutedivineesculentexquisitefairfetchingfine-lookinghandsomeheavenlyknockoutlovelylovesomelustriousnicenice-lookingpersonablepretty

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include self-coloured, solid, trim, homely, mere, kick.

self-colouredsolidtrimhomelymerekicktailoredsheerapparentgeneralchampaignmanifestknitfieldpopularliteralseverestarkevidentlyobvious

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