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plain
1. adjective /pl̩eɪn/
a) Flat, level.

He was dressed simply in plain black clothes.

b) Ordinary; lacking adornment or ornamentation; unembellished.

In fact, by excommunication or persuasion, by impetuosity of driving or adroitness in leading, , it is now becoming plain everywhere, is a man that generally remains master at last.

Syn: no-frills, normal, ordinary, simple, unadorned, unseasoned
Ant: bells and whistles, bell, whistle, decorative, exotic, fancy, ornate
See Also: plane, planar
2. adverb /pl̩eɪn/
Simply

It was just plain stupid.

3. verb /pl̩eɪn/
To lament, bewail.

Then came I crying, and to-day,

4. noun /pl̩eɪn/
An expanse of land with relatively low relief.

For Plato the life of the philosopher is a life of struggle towards the goal of knowledge, towards “searching the heavens and measuring the plains, in all places seeking the nature of everything as a whole”

Syn: flatland, high plain, plateau, prairie, steppe
Ant: cliff, gorge, mountain, vale
See Also: esplanade, explain

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