plain
IPA: pɫˈeɪn
noun
- An expanse of land with relatively low relief and few trees, especially a grassy expanse.
- A broad, flat expanse in general, as of water.
- (archaic) Synonym of field in reference to a battlefield.
- (rare, poetic) A lamentation.
- A surname.
- (obsolete) Alternative spelling of plane: a flat geometric field. [A level or flat surface.]
verb
- (obsolete, transitive) To level; to raze; to make plain or even on the surface.
- (obsolete, transitive) To make plain or manifest; to explain.
- (reflexive, obsolete) To complain.
- (transitive, intransitive, now rare, poetic) To lament, bewail.
adjective
- (now rare, regional) Flat, level.
- Simple, unaltered.
- Ordinary; lacking adornment or ornamentation; unembellished.
- Of just one colour; lacking a pattern.
- Simple in habits or qualities; unsophisticated, not exceptional, ordinary.
- (of food) Having only few ingredients, or no additional ingredients or seasonings; not elaborate, without toppings or extras.
- (computing) Containing no extended or nonprinting characters (especially in plain text).
- Obvious.
- Evident to one's senses or reason; manifest, clear, unmistakable.
- Downright; total, unmistakable (as intensifier).
- Open.
- Honest and without deception; candid, open; blunt.
- Clear; unencumbered; equal; fair.
- Not unusually beautiful; unattractive.
- (card games) Not a trump.
- (obsolete) Full, complete in number or extent.
adverb
- (colloquial) Simply.
- (archaic) Plainly; distinctly.
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Examples of "plain" in Sentences
- It's prattle, plain, and simple.
- The battery controlled the plain.
- She was plain and unsophisticated.
- Rice is grown in the swampy plains.
- The context of the article is plain.
- The farmlands are in the plain area.
- The hill was the center of the Plain.
- Alexandra was plain and unsophisticated.
- Herbivores are common in plains in Africa.
- It was plain that the Seminole meant this to be the battleground.