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Plain
pleɪn
- not decorated or elaborate; simple or basic in character
"good plain food"
simple ordinary unadorned undecorated unembellished unornamented unpretentious unostentatious unfussy homely homespun basic modest unsophisticated penny plain without frills- without a pattern; in only one colour
"a plain fabric"
- (of paper) without lines
- bearing no indication as to contents or affiliation
"donations can be put in a plain envelope"
- having no pretensions; not remarkable or special
"a plain, honest man with no nonsense about him"
straightforward unpretentious simple ordinary average unassuming unaffected honest-to-goodness ingenuous artless guileless sincere- (of a person) without a special title or status
"for years he was just plain Bill"
- easy to perceive or understand; clear
"the advantages were plain to see"
obvious clear crystal clear as clear as crystal evident apparent manifest patent visible discernible perceptible perceivable noticeable detectable recognizable observable unmistakable transparent palpable distinct pronounced marked striking conspicuous overt self-evident indisputable- (of written or spoken usage) clearly expressed, without the use of technical or abstruse terms
"an insurance policy written in plain English"
- not using concealment or deception; frank
"there were indrawn breaths at such plain speaking"
- (of a person) not beautiful or attractive (typically used of a woman)
"a plain, round-faced woman"
- sheer; simple (used for emphasis)
"the main problem is just plain exhaustion"
- denoting or relating to a type of knitting stitch produced by putting the needle through the front of each stitch from left to right
- used for emphasis
"perhaps the youth was just plain stupid"
- clearly or unequivocally
"I'm finished with you, I'll tell you plain"