Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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stern | Yes | Yes | No | No |
plain | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
stern (noun) | plain (noun) |
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the rear part of a ship | a basic knitting stitch made by putting the needle through the front of the stitch from the lefthand side |
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on | extensive tract of level open land |
stern (adjective) | plain (adjective) |
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severe and unremitting in making demands | not elaborate or elaborated; simple |
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty | lacking patterns especially in color |
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect | free from any effort to soften to disguise |
severely simple | 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 |
stern (verb) | plain (verb) |
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express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness |
stern (adverb) | plain (adverb) |
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unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly') |