Sekirov Dictionary

plain

/pleɪn/

adjective16

  1. simple, and not changed or added to in any way
  2. Ordinary; lacking adornment or ornamentation; unembellished.
  3. Of just one colour; lacking a pattern.
  4. Simple in habits or qualities; unsophisticated, not exceptional, ordinary.
  5. Having only few ingredients, or no additional ingredients or seasonings; not elaborate, without toppings or extras.
  6. Containing no extended or nonprinting characters (especially in plain text).
  7. Obvious.
  8. Evident to one's senses or reason; manifest, clear, unmistakable.
  9. Not unusually beautiful; unattractive.
  10. Downright; total, unmistakable (as intensifier).
  11. Open.
  12. Honest and without deception; candid, open; blunt.
  13. Clear; unencumbered; equal; fair.
  14. Not a trump.
  15. (no longer used) Flat, level.
  16. (no longer used) Full, complete in number or extent.

adverb2

  1. (informal) Simply.
  2. (no longer used) Plainly; distinctly.

noun4

  1. An expanse of land with relatively low relief and few trees, especially a grassy expanse.
  2. A broad, flat expanse in general, as of water.
  3. (literary, rare) A lamentation.
  4. (no longer used) Synonym of field in reference to a battlefield.

verb4

  1. (literary, no longer used) To lament, bewail.
  2. (no longer used) To make plain or manifest; to explain.
  3. (no longer used) To level; to raze; to make plain or even on the surface.
  4. [with oneself] (no longer used) To complain.
forms

plained · plaining · plains · plainer · plainest

Phrases with plain

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