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Word: Plain
Speech Type: Adjective
Middle English: from Old French plain, from Latin planus, from a base meaning ‘flat’
pleɪn
not decorated or elaborate; simple or basic in character
Short Definition:not decorated or elaborate
Examples:- good plain food
- everyone dined at a plain wooden table
having no pretensions; not remarkable or special
Short Definition:having no pretensions
Examples:- a plain, honest man with no nonsense about him
easy to perceive or understand; clear
Short Definition:easy to understand
Examples:- the advantages were plain to see
- it was plain that something was wrong
(of a person) not beautiful or attractive (typically used of a woman)
Short Definition:not beautiful
Examples:- a plain, round-faced woman
sheer; simple (used for emphasis)
Short Definition:sheer
Examples:- 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.
Short Definition:denoting type of knitting stitch
Word: Plain
Speech Type: Adverb
pleɪn
used for emphasis
Short Definition:used for emphasis
Examples:- perhaps the youth was just plain stupid
clearly or unequivocally
Short Definition:unequivocally
Examples:- I'm finished with you, I'll tell you plain
Word: Plain
Speech Type: Noun
pleɪn
a large area of flat land with few trees
Short Definition:area of flat treeless land
Examples:- the coastal plain
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