plain
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2.5
- adjective
- /pleɪn/
- A plain girl, rather homely.
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- So, you know, she's plain, OK, She's plain, but I think she's she's not unattractive.
Examples
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In fact, they were rather plain for a high-class family of the time.
Academic text (2010) -
It's difficult because I'm a plain man.
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My husband was not famous or rich, and we lived in a plain house on a flat street.
Academic text (2002) -
"And you will always look beautiful to me, no matter how plain the garment."
Fiction book (1994) -
Her hair was done in tight braids today, and her plain face looked polished.
Fiction book (1995) -
There is a police stenographer, a plain young woman in her 20s.
Fiction book (1992) -
She felt quite plain at the party, especially next to her elegantly dressed friends.
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Despite her warm personality, she was often described as plain, lacking the glamour of others.
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Many people found her style plain, as she preferred simple and understated clothing.
Synonyms
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6.7
Not attractive to look at
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5.5
Looks plain and not attractive or exciting
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6.5
Looks plain and not attractive
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Compounds
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4.1
A police officer who wears ordinary clothes while working to avoid attention
How Attractive
Surface Forms
Etymology
Plain originally meant 'simple' or 'not decorated' from Latin planus 'flat', so calling a person plain means their appearance is ordinary rather than decorated or showy. This links the old idea of 'simple' to the modern meaning of not being especially beautiful.