Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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plain | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
plainness | Yes | No | No | No |
plain (noun) | plainness (noun) |
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a basic knitting stitch made by putting the needle through the front of the stitch from the lefthand side | the appearance of being plain and unpretentious |
extensive tract of level open land | an appearance that is not attractive or beautiful |
clarity as a consequence of being perspicuous | |
the state of being unmixed with other material |
plain (adjective) | plainness (adjective) |
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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 |
plain (verb) | plainness (verb) |
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express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness |
plain (adverb) | plainness (adverb) |
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unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly') |