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plain

/pleɪn/

adjective

Meaning

  • Flat, level.

  • Simple.

  • Obvious.

  • Open.

  • Not unusually beautiful; unattractive.

    "Throughout high school she worried that she had a rather plain face."

  • Not a trump.

Synonyms

frank,
sincere,
consarn,
darned,
stinking,
no-frills,
simple,
unadorned,
unseasoned,
normal,
ordinary,
blatant,
ostensible,
monochrome

adverb

Meaning

  • Simply.

    "I plain forgot."

  • Plainly; distinctly.

    "Tell me plain: do you love me or no?"