lament vs plain

plain vs lament

lament and plain both are nouns.

lament is not an adjective while plain is an adjective.

lament and plain both are verbs.

lament is not an adverb while plain is an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
lament	Yes	No	Yes	No
plain	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

As verbs, plain is a hypernym of lament; that is, plain is a word with a broader meaning than lament:

lament: regret strongly
plain: express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness

Other hypernyms of lament include complain, kick, kvetch, quetch, sound off.

lament (noun)	plain (noun)
a mournful poem; a lament for the dead	a basic knitting stitch made by putting the needle through the front of the stitch from the lefthand side
a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person	extensive tract of level open land
a cry of sorrow and grief

lament (adjective)	plain (adjective)
	not elaborate or elaborated; simple
	lacking patterns especially in color
	free from any effort to soften to disguise
	clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
	not mixed with extraneous elements
	lacking embellishment or ornamentation
	lacking in physical beauty or proportion

lament (verb)	plain (verb)
regret strongly	express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
express grief verbally

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

Difference between lament and plain

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