plain (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 11 senses of the word *plain*:
NOUN	object	plain, field, champaign	extensive tract of level open land
artifact	plain, knit, knit stitch, plain stitch	a basic knitting stitch
ADJECTIVE	all	plain, apparent, evident, manifest, palpable, patent, unmistakable	clearly / clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
all	plain	not elaborate or elaborated
all	plain, unpatterned	lacking patterns especially in color
all	plain, sheer, unmingled, unmixed	not mixed with extraneous elements
all	plain, unvarnished	free from any effort to soften to disguise
all	plain, bare, spare, unembellished, unornamented	lacking embellishment or ornamentation
all	plain, homely	lacking in physical beauty or proportion
ADVERB	all	plain, obviously, evidently, manifestly, patently, apparently, plainly	unmistakably ('plain' is often used informally for 'plainly')
VERB	communication	plain, complain, kick, sound off, quetch, kvetch	express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness

plain > pronunciation
Sounds	pley'n
Rhymes	abstain ... windowpane: 127 rhymes with eyn...

English > *plain*: 11 senses > adjective 1
Meaning	clearly / clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment.
Examples	"made his meaning plain" "it is plain that he is no reactionary" "in plain view"
Synonyms	apparent, evident, manifest, palpable, patent, unmistakable
Broader	obvious	easily perceived / perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind
Spanish	claro, evidente, inconfundible, manifiesto, obvia, obvio, patente, sencillo
Catalan	clar, evident, manifest, obvi, palès, patent
Nouns	plainness	clarity as a consequence of being perspicuous
Adverbs	plainly	unmistakably ('plain' is often used informally for 'plainly')

English > *plain*: 11 senses > adjective 2
Meaning	not elaborate or elaborated; simple.
Examples	"plain food" "stuck to the plain facts" "a plain blue suit" "a plain rectangular brick building"
Narrower	austere, severe, stark, stern	severely simple
	bare, mere, simple	apart from anything else
	chaste	pure and simple in design or style
	dry	(of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish
	dry	Having no adornment or coloration
	featureless	lacking distinguishing characteristics or features
	homely	plain and unpretentious
	inelaborate, unelaborate	not elaborate
	literal	Avoiding embellishment or exaggeration (used for emphasis)
	simple	unornamented
	tailored, trim	severely simple in line or design
	vanilla	plain and without any extras or adornments
See also	simple	Having few parts
	unadorned, undecorated	not decorated with something to increase its beauty or distinction
	unpretentious	lacking pretension or affectation
	unrhetorical	not rhetorical
Opposite	fancy	not plain
Spanish	escueto, liso y llano, sencillo, simple, sin adornos

English > *plain*: 11 senses > adjective 3
Meaning	lacking patterns especially in color.
Synonym	unpatterned
Narrower	solid-colored, solid-coloured	Having the same color / color all over
Opposite	patterned	Having patterns (especially colorful patterns)
Spanish	liso

English > *plain*: 11 senses > adjective 4
Meaning	not mixed with extraneous elements.
Example	"plain water"
Synonyms	sheer, unmingled, unmixed
Broader	pure	Free of extraneous elements of any kind
Nouns	plainness	the state of being unmixed with other material

English > *plain*: 11 senses > adjective 5
Meaning	Free from any effort to soften to disguise.
Example	"the plain and unvarnished truth"
Synonym	unvarnished
Broader	direct	Straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action
Spanish	sencillo

English > *plain*: 11 senses > adjective 6
Meaning	lacking embellishment or ornamentation.
Example	"a plain hair style"
Synonyms	bare, spare, unembellished, unornamented
Broader	unadorned, undecorated	not decorated with something to increase its beauty or distinction
Spanish	natural, sencillo
Catalan	natural, senzill
Nouns	plainness	the appearance of being plain and unpretentious

English > *plain*: 11 senses > adjective 7
Meaning	lacking in physical beauty or proportion.
Example	"a plain girl with a freckled face"
Synonym	homely
Broader	unattractive	lacking beauty or charm
Spanish	feo, feúcho
Catalan	lleig
Nouns	plainness	an appearance that is not attractive or beautiful

English > *plain*: 11 senses > noun 1, object
Meaning	extensive tract of level open land.
Example	"they emerged from the woods onto a vast open plain"
Synonyms	field, champaign
Instances	Nullarbor Plain	A vast arid plain of southern Australia stretching inland from the Great Australian Bight
	Olympia	A plain in Greece in the northwestern Peloponnese
	Serengeti, Serengeti Plain	A vast plain in Tanzania to the west of the Great Rift Valley known for its wildlife
Narrower	flat	A level tract of land
	floodplain, flood plain	A low plain adjacent to a river that is formed chiefly of river sediment and is subject to flooding
	llano	An extensive grassy and nearly treeless plain (especially in Latin America)
	moor, moorland	open land usually with peaty soil covered with heather and bracken and moss
	peneplain, peneplane	A more or less level land surface representing an advanced stage / stage of erosion undisturbed by crustal movements
	snowfield	A permanent wide expanse of snow
	steppe	extensive plain without trees (associated with eastern Russia and Siberia)
	tundra	A vast treeless plain in the Arctic regions where the subsoil is permanently frozen
Broader	land, dry land, earth, ground, solid ground, terra firma	The solid part of the earth's surface
Spanish	campaña, campo, llano, llanura, llanuras, planada, plana, planicie
Catalan	campanya, camp, planada, plana, planícia, planura

English > *plain*: 11 senses > noun 2, artifact
Meaning	A basic knitting stitch.
Synonyms	knit, knit stitch, plain stitch
Broader	knitting stitch	A stitch taken in knitting

English > *plain*: 11 senses > adverb 1
Meaning	unmistakably ('plain' is often used informally for 'plainly').
Examples	"You are plainly wrong" "he is plain stubborn"
Synonyms	obviously, evidently, manifestly, patently, apparently, plainly
Usage of	colloquialism	A colloquial expression
Spanish	aparentemente, claramente, claro, evidentemente, manifiestamente, obviamente, patentemente
Catalan	evidentment, manifestament, òbviament

English > *plain*: 11 senses > verb 1, communication
Meaning	Express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness.
Pattern	Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Example	"My mother complains all day"
Synonyms	complain, kick, sound off, quetch, kvetch
Narrower	backbite, bitch	say mean things
	bleat	talk / talk whiningly
	deplore, lament, bewail, bemoan	regret strongly
	gripe, bitch, grouse, crab, beef, squawk, bellyache, holler	complain
	grouch, grumble, scold	show one's unhappiness or critical attitude
	murmur, mutter, grumble, croak, gnarl	make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath
	nag, peck, hen-peck	bother persistently with trivial complaints
	protest	Utter words / words of protest
	rail, inveigh	complain bitterly
	repine	Express discontent
	report	complain about
	whine, grizzle, yammer, yawp	complain whiningly
Opposite	cheer, cheer up, chirk up	Become cheerful
Spanish	lamentarse, lamentar, protestar, quejarse
Catalan	lamentar-se, lamentar, queixar-se

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