Hyphenation of Plain

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Plain

Definitions of Plain:

1.
Extensive tract of level open land
They emerged from the woods onto a vast open plain He longed for the fields of his youth
2.
A basic knitting stitch
3.
Express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
My mother complains all day She has a lot to kick about
4.
Clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
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
5.
Not elaborate or elaborated
Simple Plain food Stuck to the plain facts A plain blue suit A plain rectangular brick building
6.
Lacking patterns especially in color
7.
Not mixed with extraneous elements
Plain water Sheer wine Not an unmixed blessing
8.
Free from any effort to soften to disguise
The plain and unvarnished truth The unvarnished candor of old people and children
9.
Lacking embellishment or ornamentation
A plain hair style Unembellished white walls Functional architecture featuring stark unornamented concrete
10.
Lacking in physical beauty or proportion
A homely child Several of the buildings were downright homely A plain girl with a freckled face
11.
Unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly')
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
12.
But apparently not
You are plainly wrong He is plain stubborn

Synonyms of Plain:

adj apparent, evident, manifest, patent, obvious
adj plain, austere, severe, stark, bare, mere, simple, dry, dry, featureless, homely, inelaborate, unelaborate, literal, pure and simple, tailored, trim, chaste, simple, simple, unadorned, undecorated, unrhetorical, unpretentious
adj plain, unpatterned, solid, self-colored, self-coloured
adj sheer, unmingled, unmixed, pure
adj unvarnished, direct
adj unembellished, unornamented, unadorned, undecorated
adj literal, unembellished, unrhetorical
adj popular, general
adj homely, unattractive
noun field, champaign, land, dry land, earth, ground, solid ground, terra firma
noun knit, knit stitch, plain stitch, knitting stitch
verb complain, kick, sound off, quetch, kvetch
adv obviously, evidently, manifestly, patently, apparently, plainly

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