plain, adj.
freq. cnt. 13
freq. cnt. 13
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 51 freq. cnt.: 24 freq. cnt.: 19 freq. cnt.: 8
apparent evident manifest palpable patent plain unmistakable
sample sentences
"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"
"a palpable lie"
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lacking embellishment or ornamentation
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
bare plain spare unembellished unornamented
sample sentences
"a plain hair style""unembellished white walls"
"functional architecture featuring stark unornamented concrete"
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free from any effort to soften to disguise
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
plain unvarnished
sample sentences
"the plain and unvarnished truth""the unvarnished candor of old people and children"
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lacking patterns especially in color
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
plain unpatterned
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not elaborate or elaborated; simple
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
plain
sample sentences
"plain food""stuck to the plain facts"
"a plain blue suit"
"a plain rectangular brick building"
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not mixed with extraneous elements
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1
plain sheer unmingled unmixed
sample sentences
"plain water""sheer wine"
"not an unmixed blessing"
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lacking in physical beauty or proportion
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 5
homely plain
sample sentences
"a homely child""several of the buildings were downright homely"
"a plain girl with a freckled face"
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