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1. plain

adjective. ['ˈpleɪn'] clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment.

Etymology

  • plain (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
  • planum (Latin)
  • plainer (Anglo-Norman)
  • pleyn (English)

Rhymes with Plain

  • st_germain
  • legerdemain
  • st_germaine
  • preordain
  • lamontagne
  • lafountaine
  • lafountain
  • inhumane
  • constrain
  • restrain
  • overtrain
  • mcswain
  • aquitaine
  • ukraine
  • tremaine
  • sylvain
  • sustain
  • spokane
  • sartain
  • retrain
  • refrain
  • profane
  • partain
  • mustain
  • mundane
  • mcwain
  • mcshane
  • mcquain
  • mclean
  • mclane

How do you pronounce plain?

Pronounce plain as pleɪn.

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2. plain

adjective. ['ˈpleɪn'] not elaborate or elaborated; simple.

Etymology

  • plain (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
  • planum (Latin)
  • plainer (Anglo-Norman)
  • pleyn (English)

3. plain

adjective. ['ˈpleɪn'] lacking patterns especially in color.

Etymology

  • plain (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
  • planum (Latin)
  • plainer (Anglo-Norman)
  • pleyn (English)

4. plain

noun. ['ˈpleɪn'] extensive tract of level open land.

Etymology

  • plain (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
  • planum (Latin)
  • plainer (Anglo-Norman)
  • pleyn (English)

5. plain

adjective. ['ˈpleɪn'] free from any effort to soften to disguise.

Synonyms

Etymology

  • plain (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
  • planum (Latin)
  • plainer (Anglo-Norman)
  • pleyn (English)

6. plain

adjective. ['ˈpleɪn'] lacking embellishment or ornamentation.

Etymology

  • plain (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
  • planum (Latin)
  • plainer (Anglo-Norman)
  • pleyn (English)

7. plain

adjective. ['ˈpleɪn'] not mixed with extraneous elements.

Synonyms

Etymology

  • plain (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
  • planum (Latin)
  • plainer (Anglo-Norman)
  • pleyn (English)

8. plain

adverb. ['ˈpleɪn'] unmistakably (plain' is often used informally forplainly').

Etymology

  • plain (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
  • planum (Latin)
  • plainer (Anglo-Norman)
  • pleyn (English)

9. plain

noun. ['ˈpleɪn'] a basic knitting stitch.

Etymology

  • plain (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
  • planum (Latin)
  • plainer (Anglo-Norman)
  • pleyn (English)

10. plain

adjective. ['ˈpleɪn'] lacking in physical beauty or proportion.

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Antonyms

Etymology

  • plain (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
  • planum (Latin)
  • plainer (Anglo-Norman)
  • pleyn (English)