Definitions
of plain
1. [adj] - not mixed with extraneous elements 2. [adj] - not elaborate or elaborated 3. [adj] - lacking patterns especially in color 4. [adj] - comprehensible to the general public 5. [adj] - free from any effort to soften to disguise 6. [adj] - lacking embellishment or ornamentation 7. [n] - extensive tract of level open land
Quotes
- Example use of the word plain1. they emerged from the woods onto a vast open plain 2. he longed for the fields of his youth 3. a plain hair style 4. unembellished white walls 5. functional architecture featuring stark unornamented concrete 6. the plain and unvarnished truth 7. the unvarnished candor of old people and children 8. written for the popular press in plain nontechnical language 9. simple 10. plain food 11. stuck to the plain facts 12. a plain blue suit 13. a plain rectangular brick building 14. plain water 15. sheer wine 16. not an unmixed blessing
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