plain

Noun
  1. Extensive tract of level open land (synset 109416498)
    "they emerged from the woods onto a vast open plain"; "he longed for the fields of his youth"
    is a type of: dry land, earth, ground, land, solid ground, terra firma - the solid part of the earth's surface
    subtypes:
    • flat - a level tract of land
    • flood plain, floodplain - a low plain adjacent to a river that is formed chiefly of river sediment and is subject to flooding
    • llano - an extensive grassy and nearly treeless plain (especially in Latin America)
    • moor, moorland - open land usually with peaty soil covered with heather and bracken and moss
    • peneplain, peneplane - a more or less level land surface representing an advanced stage of erosion undisturbed by crustal movements
    • snowfield - a permanent wide expanse of snow
    • steppe - extensive plain without trees (associated with eastern Russia and Siberia)
    • tundra - a vast treeless plain in the Arctic regions where the subsoil is permanently frozen
    specific instances:
    • olympia - a plain in Greece in the northwestern Peloponnese; the chief sanctuary of Zeus and the site of the original Olympian Games
    • nullarbor plain - a vast arid plain of southern Australia stretching inland from the Great Australian Bight; has sparse vegetation and no surface water and is almost uninhabited; the site of a major rocket research center
    • serengeti, serengeti plain - a vast plain in Tanzania to the west of the Great Rift Valley known for its wildlife
    same as: champaign, field
  2. A basic knitting stitch made by putting the needle through the front of the stitch from the lefthand side (synset 103630435)
    is a type of: knitting stitch - a stitch taken in knitting
    same as: knit, knit stitch, plain stitch
Adverb
  1. Unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly') (synset 400039730)
    "the answer is obviously wrong"; "she was in bed and evidently in great pain"; "he was manifestly too important to leave off the guest list"; "it is all patently nonsense"; "she has apparently been living here for some time"; "I thought he owned the property, but apparently not"; "You are plainly wrong"; "he is plain stubborn"
    domain usage: colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
    same as: apparently, evidently, manifestly, obviously, patently, plainly
Adjective
  1. Clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment (synset 301622528)
    "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"
    similar to: obvious - easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind
    same as: apparent, evident, manifest, palpable, patent, unmistakable
  2. Not elaborate or elaborated;
    Simple (synset 301796420)
    "plain food"; "stuck to the plain facts"; "a plain blue suit"; "a plain rectangular brick building"
    also:
    similar to:
    • austere, severe, stark, stern - severely simple
    • bare, mere, simple - apart from anything else; without additions or modifications
    • chaste - pure and simple in design or style
    • dry - (of food) eaten without a spread or sauce or other garnish
    • dry - having no adornment or coloration
    • featureless - lacking distinguishing characteristics or features
    • homely - plain and unpretentious
    • inelaborate, unelaborate - not elaborate; lacking rich or complex detail
    • literal - avoiding embellishment or exaggeration (used for emphasis)
    • simple - unornamented
    • tailored, trim - severely simple in line or design
    • vanilla - plain and without any extras or adornments
  3. Lacking patterns especially in color (synset 301790415)
    similar to: solid-colored, solid-coloured - having the same color all over
    same as: unpatterned
  4. Not mixed with extraneous elements (synset 301913300)
    "plain water"; "sheer wine"; "not an unmixed blessing"
    similar to: pure - free of extraneous elements of any kind
    same as: sheer, unmingled, unmixed
  5. Free from any effort to soften to disguise (synset 300769226)
    "the plain and unvarnished truth"; "the unvarnished candor of old people and children"
    similar to: direct - straightforward in means or manner or behavior or language or action
    same as: unvarnished
  6. Lacking embellishment or ornamentation (synset 300060864)
    "a plain hair style"; "unembellished white walls"; "functional architecture featuring stark unornamented concrete"
    similar to: unadorned, undecorated - not decorated with something to increase its beauty or distinction
    same as: bare, spare, unembellished, unornamented
  7. Lacking in physical beauty or proportion (synset 300170694)
    "a homely child"; "several of the buildings were downright homely"; "a plain girl with a freckled face"
    similar to: unattractive - lacking beauty or charm
    same as: homely
Verb
  1. Express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness (synset 200909100)
    "My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot to kick about"
    subtypes:
    same as: complain, kick, kvetch, quetch, sound off

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