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NGSL Rank: 1958
plain
pleɪn Listen
Meanings
adjective
  • not decorated or elaborate; simple or basic in character.
    E.g. good plain food
  • having no pretensions; not remarkable or special.
    E.g. a plain, honest man with no nonsense about him
  • easy to perceive or understand; clear.
    E.g. the advantages were plain to see
  • (of a person) not beautiful or attractive.
    E.g. a plain, round-faced woman
  • sheer; simple (used for emphasis).
    E.g. 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.
adverb
  • used for emphasis.
    E.g. perhaps the youth was just plain stupid
  • clearly or unequivocally.
    E.g. I'm finished with you, I'll tell you plain
noun
  • a large area of flat land with few trees.
    E.g. the coastal plain
verb
  • mourn or lament.

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