American English pronunciation
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IPA transcription: [p'leɪn]
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Noun
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extensive tract of level open land
“they emerged from the woods onto a vast open plain”
“he longed for the fields of his youth”
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a basic knitting stitch
Verb
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express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
“My mother complains all day”
“She has a lot to kick about”
Adjective
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not elaborate or elaborated; simple
“plain food”
“stuck to the plain facts”
“a plain blue suit”
“a plain rectangular brick building”
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lacking patterns especially in color
Adjective
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clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
“the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields”
“evident hostility”
“manifest disapproval”
“patent advantages”
“made his meaning plain”
“it is plain that he is no reactionary”
“in plain view”
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lacking in physical beauty or proportion
“a homely child”
“several of the buildings were downright homely”
“a plain girl with a freckled face”
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not mixed with extraneous elements
“plain water”
“sheer wine”
“not an unmixed blessing”
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free from any effort to soften to disguise
“the plain and unvarnished truth”
“the unvarnished candor of old people and children”
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lacking embellishment or ornamentation
“a plain hair style”
“unembellished white walls”
“functional architecture featuring stark unornamented concrete”
Adverb
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unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly')
“the answer is obviously wrong”
“she was in bed and evidently in great pain”
“he was manifestly too important to leave off the guest list”
“it is all patently nonsense”
“she has apparently been living here for some time”
“I thought he owned the property, but apparently not”
“You are plainly wrong”
“he is plain stubborn”
Usage examples
- Please stop complaining all the time!
- Plainfield, in the eastern part of the township, is a census-designated place.
- Mesereau resigned from the case, declining to explain why.
- Depression and somatic complaints also predicted subsequent self-handicapping.
- Why the shots stopped after the tenth, no one on earth has tried to explain.
- Nadia had had enough complaints of all the complaints from Sofia.
- Today, I am going to explain about Sundry Expenses.
- Rail corrugation has become is a major point for community complaints noise level advocacy.
- His work has centred on explaining communication theories and their applications.
- Lucky for him, he survives and complains about the scene.