plain
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1.0
- adjective
- /pleɪn/
- The second outfit is this plain black dress.
- plain text
- plain white
- plain paper
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Watch on YouTubeThis is just like a really simple, plain, big chunky scarf.
- This is just like a really simple, plain, big chunky scarf.
- And like, the most plain, boring language ever.
- So he just had plain bread, plain bread and and lava pasta.
- OK, This is Doctor Bronner's plain bar soap.
- This is just a plain white tee.
- I mean, it's a, they're very plain, they're practical ones.
- This is a black dress from Topshop that's like the plainest of plain black dresses.
- And that is just some plain old important science right there.
- This one is just a really nice plain white breathable blanket.
- But I got some some just original plain old oats here.
Examples
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Oyster cellars were in the basements of homes, plain on the outside but fancy inside.
Academic text (1996) -
The pattern of the dresses for women and girls must be plain, not striped or checked.
Academic text (1996) -
It's all white, plain stone, no plants, no life, no sound.
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And that is just some plain old important science right there.
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What are you doing in plain clothes?
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It is a super plain white box.
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This is just a plain white tee.
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Mandy could not tear her eyes off the plain pine box that held her mother's body.
Fiction book (1991) -
The workshop was a disreputable-looking structure of plain wood walls and a roof of corrugated steel.
Fiction book (1991) -
The room was decorated with just a simple, plain table and chairs.
Synonyms
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2.2
Not covered or protected, showing the plain surface
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1.0
Plain and without decoration
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3.7
Something that is easy to understand and clear
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5.0
Calm and simple in style without showy details
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2.7
Simple and plain without anything special or expensive
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3.8
Plain and simple, without special features
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5.4
Very simple and with few details in art, design, or music
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3.9
Simple and plain with very little extra
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3.8
Simple and basic without extra services or decoration
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5.1
Plain in appearance with no decoration
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6.1
Being very simple and having only the basic parts
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4.0
Free of extra things and distractions, simple and tidy
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5.8
Plain and simple in appearance without extra decoration
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5.3
Without a design, like a solid color
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6.7
Plain and not decorated, like a simple room or building
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3.4
Plain and simple, not expensive or decorated
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6.5
Plain without decoration or extra parts
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3.8
Simple and plain with no extra things or decorations
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6.4
Simple and plain without extra decoration
Has a plain, simple style and is not expensive
Antonyms
- Literature
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7.0
Using long, fancy words and complicated sentences that make writing hard to follow
Idioms
Compounds
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4.1
A police officer who wears ordinary clothes while working to avoid attention
How Plain
Surface Forms
Etymology
Plain comes from the old Latin word planus, meaning 'flat' or 'level', and this gave the idea of being simple and without anything added. So when food or drink is called plain, it means it is basic and has nothing extra.