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plain - Dictionary definition and meaning for word
plain
Definition
(noun) extensive tract of level open land
Synonyms
:
champaign
,
field
Example Sentence
they emerged from the woods onto a vast open plain
he longed for the fields of his youth
Definition
(noun) a basic knitting stitch
Synonyms
:
knit
,
knit stitch
,
plain stitch
Definition
(verb) express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
Synonyms
:
complain
,
kick
,
kvetch
,
quetch
,
sound off
Example Sentence
My mother complains all day
She has a lot to kick about
Definition
(adj) clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
Synonyms
:
apparent
,
evident
,
manifest
,
patent
,
unmistakable
Example Sentence
the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields
evident hostility
manifest disapproval
patent advantages
made his meaning plain
it is plain that he is no reactionary
in plain view
Definition
(adj) not elaborate or elaborated; simple
Example Sentence
plain food
stuck to the plain facts
a plain blue suit
a plain rectangular brick building
Definition
(adj) lacking patterns especially in color
Synonyms
:
unpatterned
Definition
(adj) not mixed with extraneous elements
Synonyms
:
sheer
,
unmingled
,
unmixed
Example Sentence
plain water
sheer wine
not an unmixed blessing
Definition
(adj) free from any effort to soften to disguise
Synonyms
:
unvarnished
Example Sentence
the plain and unvarnished truth
the unvarnished candor of old people and children
Definition
(adj) lacking embellishment or ornamentation
Synonyms
:
bare
,
spare
,
unembellished
,
unornamented
Example Sentence
a plain hair style
unembellished white walls
functional architecture featuring stark unornamented concrete
Definition
(adj) lacking in physical beauty or proportion
Synonyms
:
homely
Example Sentence
a homely child
several of the buildings were downright homely
a plain girl with a freckled face
Definition
(adv) unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly')
Synonyms
:
apparently
,
evidently
,
manifestly
,
obviously
,
patently
,
plainly
Example Sentence
the answer is obviously wrong
she was in bed and evidently in great pain
he was manifestly too important to leave off the guest list
it is all patently nonsense
she has apparently been living here for some time
I thought he owned the property, but apparently not
You are plainly wrong
he is plain stubborn
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text: is just it's just plain spiteful
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