plain

Letters that make plain

a, l, n, p, i are letters that make 'plain'

Words within plain

la, ain, in, AI, ai, IN, LA, In, La are words within 'plain'

Anagrams of plain

lapin is an anagram of 'plain'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of plain

plaint, plains are words created by adding a letter to 'plain'


11 possible definitions for 'plain'

Plain as "express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness"

Under this definition, plain is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

kvetch, sound off, kick, complain, quetch have the same meaning as 'plain'

Antonyms

cheer up, chirk up, cheer have the opposite meaning of 'plain'

Types of plain

nag, beef, mutter, hen-peck, backbite, yammer, yawp, inveigh, peck, whine, repine, bitch, grizzle, murmur, grumble, grumble, grouch, scold, gnarl, crab, lament, squawk, bellyache, deplore, bemoan, rail, grouse, bleat, bitch, bewail, croak, gripe, protest, report, holler are types of 'plain'.

Derivatives of plain

gripe, squawk, whiner, complainer, moaner, sniveller, crybaby, bellyacher, grumbler, bitch, beef, kick, complaint, squawker are derivatives of 'plain'.

Example of plain used within this context

"My mother complains all day", "She has a lot to kick about"


Plain as "extensive tract of level open land"

Under this definition, plain is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

champaign, field have the same meaning as 'plain'

plain as a type

'plain' can be a type of ground, dry land, solid ground, terra firma, earth, land.

Types of plain

floodplain, flood plain, llano, moor, peneplain, peneplane, snowfield, steppe, tundra, moorland, flat are types of 'plain'.

Instances of plain

Olympia, Nullarbor Plain, Serengeti, Serengeti Plain. are instances of 'plain'

Example of plain used within this context

"they emerged from the woods onto a vast open plain", "he longed for the fields of his youth"


Plain as "a basic knitting stitch"

Under this definition, plain is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

knit, knit stitch, plain stitch have the same meaning as 'plain'

plain as a type

'plain' can be a type of knitting stitch.

Derivatives of plain

knit is a derivative of plain.


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

Under this definition, plain is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

plainly, obviously, evidently, manifestly, patently, apparently have the same meaning as 'plain'

plain Usage

'plain' can be a useage of colloquialism.

Pertain to plain

unmistakable, apparent, plain, evident, obvious, manifest, patent pertain to 'plain'.

Example of plain used within this context

"the answer is obviously wrong", "she was in bed and evidently in great pain", "he was manifestly too important to leave off the guest list", "it is all patently nonsense", "she has apparently been living here for some time", "I thought he owned the property, but apparently not", "You are plainly wrong", "he is plain stubborn"


Plain as "not mixed with extraneous elements"

Under this definition, plain is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

sheer, unmixed, unmingled have the same meaning as 'plain'

Derivatives of plain

plainness is a derivative of plain.

Similar to plain

pure is similar to plain.

Example of plain used within this context

"plain water", "sheer wine", "not an unmixed blessing"


Plain as "not elaborate or elaborated, simple"

Under this definition, plain is an adjective and has the following properties:

Antonyms

fancy has the opposite meaning of plain

Similar to plain

homely, chaste, severe, tailored, dry, dry, literal, trim, stark, simple(a), austere, stern, simple, bare(a), mere(a), featureless, inelaborate, unelaborate, vanilla are similar to 'plain'.

Example of plain used within this context

"plain food", "stuck to the plain facts", "a plain blue suit", "a plain rectangular brick building"


Plain as "lacking patterns especially in color"

Under this definition, plain is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

unpatterned has the same meaning as plain

Antonyms

patterned has the opposite meaning of plain

Similar to plain

solid-colored, solid-coloured are similar to 'plain'.


Plain as "clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment"

Under this definition, plain is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

unmistakable, apparent, evident, manifest, patent have the same meaning as 'plain'

Derivatives of plain

obviousness, noticeability, noticeableness, apparentness, apparency, perspicuity, perspicuousness, plainness, appear, seem, patency, evidence, grounds are derivatives of 'plain'.

Similar to plain

obvious is similar to plain.

Example of plain used within this context

"the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields", "evident hostility", "manifest disapproval", "patent advantages", "made his meaning plain", "it is plain that he is no reactionary", "in plain view"


Plain as "free from any effort to soften to disguise"

Under this definition, plain is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

unvarnished has the same meaning as plain

Similar to plain

direct is similar to plain.

Example of plain used within this context

"the plain and unvarnished truth", "the unvarnished candor of old people and children"


Plain as "lacking in physical beauty or proportion"

Under this definition, plain is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

homely has the same meaning as plain

Derivatives of plain

homeliness, plainness, drabness, dowdiness are derivatives of 'plain'.

Similar to plain

unattractive is similar to plain.

Example of plain used within this context

"a homely child", "several of the buildings were downright homely", "a plain girl with a freckled face"


Plain as "lacking embellishment or ornamentation"

Under this definition, plain is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

unembellished, bare, spare, unornamented have the same meaning as 'plain'

Derivatives of plain

plainness is a derivative of plain.

Similar to plain

unadorned, undecorated are similar to 'plain'.

Example of plain used within this context

"a plain hair style", "unembellished white walls", "functional architecture featuring stark unornamented concrete"



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