Meaning of 'plain'

adverb

unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly')

Synonyms: obviously

adjective

lacking embellishment or ornamentation

Example: "a plain hair style"

Synonyms: bare spare unembellished unornamented

adjective

lacking in physical beauty or proportion

Synonyms: homely

adjective

free from any effort to soften to disguise

Example: "the plain and unvarnished truth"

Synonyms: unvarnished

adjective

clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

Synonyms: unmistakable evident apparent manifest patent

adjective

lacking patterns especially in color

Synonyms: unpatterned

adjective

not elaborate or elaborated

adjective

not mixed with extraneous elements

Example: "plain water"

Synonyms: sheer unmixed unmingled

noun

a basic knitting stitch

Synonyms: knit knit stitch plain stitch purl purl stitch

noun

extensive tract of level open land

Example: "they emerged from the woods onto a vast open plain"

Synonyms: field

verb

express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness

Example: "My mother complains all day"

Synonyms: kick