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Meaning
Adj
●
In Regional English & Landforms:
Flat, level.
●
Simple, unaltered.
Ordinary;
lacking
adornment
or
ornamentation
; unembellished.
Of just one
colour
;
lacking
a pattern.
Simple in
habits
or
qualities
;
unsophisticated
, not
exceptional
, ordinary.
Having only few
ingredients
, or no
additional
ingredients
or
seasonings
; not
elaborate
, without
toppings
or extras.
●
In Computing:
Simple, unaltered.
Containing no
extended
or
nonprinting
characters
(especially in
plain
text).
●
Obvious.
Evident to
one's
senses
or
reason
;
manifest
,
clear
, unmistakable.
Downright; total,
unmistakable
(as intensifier).
●
Open.
Honest and without
deception
;
candid
,
open
; blunt.
Clear;
unencumbered
;
equal
; fair.
●
In Appearance:
Not
unusually
beautiful
; unattractive.
●
In Card games:
Not a trump.
●
Full,
complete
in number or extent.
Adv
●
Simply.
●
Plainly; distinctly.
Noun
●
A lamentation.
●
An
expanse
of
land
with
relatively
low relief
, usually exclusive of
forests
,
deserts
, and wastelands.
●
Synonym of
field
in reference to
a battlefield.
●
Alternative
spelling
of
plane
:
a flat
geometric
field.
Verb
●
To complain.
●
To
lament
, bewail.
●
To level; to
raze
; to make
plain
or even on the surface.
●
To make
plain
or
manifest
; to explain.
Name
●
A surname.
Sourced from
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Origin
plain
English
plain
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
planum
Latin
planus
Latin
πλάνος
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
plenus
Latin
plainer
Anglo-Norman
pleyn
English
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
No-Frills
Monochrome
Normal
Ordinary
Frank
Simple
Unadorned
Unseasoned
Bare-Bones
Ostensible
Obvious
Explicit
Consarn
Darned
Stinking
Damned
Sincere
Honest
Plaine
Blatant
Flatland
Grassland
Common
Apparent
Express
Austere
Usual
Quiet
Boring
Manifest
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Antonyms
Decorative
Exotic
Fancy
Ornate
Gaudy
Rich
Overwrought
Beautiful
Bells And Whistles
Related
Bland
Pure
Flat
Dull
Thick
Ugly
Generic
Plateau
Desert
Grey
Clear
Basin
Dark
Valley
Tasteless
Drab
Straightforward
Natural
Smooth
Shallow
Thin
Lowlands
Sweet
River
Soft
Bold
Coast
Peninsula
Lake
Rough
Highlands
Simplistic
Beautiful
Bright
Straight
Region
Mountain
Ridge
Hills
Town
Gorge
Hollow
Small
Downright
Canyon
Mild
Dry
Barren
Pretty
Cold
Coastline
Area
Valleys
Terrain
Straight Up
Mountain Range
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Rhymes
Cane
Fane
Sane
Mane
Sain
Vain
Dane
Pane
Wane
Vane
Lain
Rein
Kane
Vein
Fain
Gain
Bain
Jane
Main
Bane
Jane
Wain
Lane
Pain
Rain
Crane
Amain
Thane
Reign
Seine
Wayne
Plane
Spain
Shane
Chain
Feign
Brane
Paine
Grain
Brain
Inane
Again
Swain
Drane
Slane
Deign
Stane
Drain
Maine
Slain
Twain
Plain
Skein
Stain
Train
Crain
Insane
Attain
Ordain
Belain
Domain
Urbane
Obtain
Atwain
Mcbain
Strain
Alkane
Arcane
Retain
Detain
Remain
Elaine
Regain
Blaine
Humane
Fusain
Sprain
Klaine
Sustain
Terrain
Pertain
Ingrain
Abstain
Chicane
Abthane
Demesne
Moraine
Unchain
Entrain
Astrain
Arraign
Ukraine
Profane
Refrain
Contain
Cocaine
Macbain
Detrain
Explain
Retrain
Enplane
Mundane
Restain
Germane
Bahrain
Romaine
Eucaine
Disdain
Inhumane
Complain
Restrain
Montseny
Overlain
Marocain
Maintain
Campaign
Ptomaine
Lorraine
Distrain
Champaign
Entertain
Underlain
Aquitaine
Mansplain
Constrain
Ascertain
Appertain
Champagne
Withstrain
Pertaining
Legerdemain
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