Definition:
- (v. i.) To lament; to bewail; to complain.
- (v. t.) To lament; to mourn over; as, to plain a loss.
- (superl.) Without elevations or depressions; flat; level; smooth; even. See Plane.
- (superl.) Open; clear; unencumbered; equal; fair.
- (superl.) Not intricate or difficult; evident; manifest; obvious; clear; unmistakable.
- (superl.) Void of extraneous beauty or ornament; without conspicious embellishment; not rich; simple.
- (superl.) Not highly cultivated; unsophisticated; free from show or pretension; simple; natural; homely; common.
- (superl.) Free from affectation or disguise; candid; sincere; artless; honest; frank.
- (superl.) Not luxurious; not highly seasoned; simple; as, plain food.
- (superl.) Without beauty; not handsome; homely; as, a plain woman.
- (superl.) Not variegated, dyed, or figured; as, plain muslin.
- (superl.) Not much varied by modulations; as, a plain tune.
- (adv.) In a plain manner; plainly.
- (a.) Level land; usually, an open field or a broad stretch of land with an even surface, or a surface little varied by inequalities; as, the plain of Jordan; the American plains, or prairies.
- (a.) A field of battle.
- (v.) To plane or level; to make plain or even on the surface.
- (v.) To make plain or manifest; to explain.
Compare plain with other words:
plain vs. platin
plain vs. plait
blain vs. plain
plaid vs. plain
flain vs. plain
holy vs. plain
plain vs. plan
plain vs. slain
lain vs. plain
pain vs. plain
evident vs. plain
plain vs. ridge
easy vs. plain
desert vs. plain
luxurious vs. plain
plain vs. stark
plain vs. raw
factory vs. plain
concise vs. plain
mound vs. plain
elaborate vs. plain
commonplace vs. plain
homelily vs. plain
evendown vs. plain
onefold vs. plain
ball vs. plain
makeup vs. plain
obviously vs. plain
natural vs. plain
plain vs. range
plain vs. smooth
flat vs. plain
hideous vs. plain
odd vs. plain
homey vs. plain
honey vs. plain
lowland vs. plain
plain vs. pond
freight vs. plain
moor vs. plain
braid vs. plain
plain vs. volcano
plain vs. valley
canyon vs. plain
ostentatious vs. plain
monstrous vs. plain
car vs. plain
exact vs. plain
plain vs. scrub
overwrought vs. plain
plain vs. unpolished
plain vs. unexceptional
llano vs. plain
downright vs. plain
plain vs. quill
bland vs. plain
field vs. plain
austere vs. plain
plain vs. spermophile
plain vs. severe
depression vs. plain
plain vs. surface
even vs. plain
meadow vs. plain
explain vs. plain
plain vs. vale
mountain vs. plain
gorge vs. plain
cliff vs. plain
plain vs. plateau
flatland vs. plain
plain vs. relief
land vs. plain
expanse vs. plain
complain vs. plain
plain vs. plaint
bewail vs. plain
lament vs. plain
lamentation vs. plain
plain vs. plein
plain vs. planar
plain vs. plainness
plain vs. plainly
ornate vs. plain
exotic vs. plain
decorative vs. plain
plain vs. whistle
bell vs. plain
plain vs. unseasoned
plain vs. unadorned
normal vs. plain
character vs. plain
extended vs. plain
plain vs. seasoning
plain vs. unattractive
plain vs. unsophisticated
blunt vs. plain
open vs. plain
candid vs. plain
plain vs. unmistakable
clear vs. plain
obvious vs. plain
plain vs. unembellished
ornament vs. plain
adornment vs. plain
level vs. plain
homely vs. plain
esplanade vs. plain
plain vs. wold
plain vs. ugly
plain vs. usual
plain vs. rich
fancy vs. plain
palus vs. plain
delta vs. plain
notable vs. plain
apparent vs. plain
plain vs. steppe
bare vs. plain
plain vs. prosaic
plain vs. plane
laund vs. plain
manifest vs. plain
mare vs. plain
beautiful vs. plain
plain vs. simple
plain vs. prairie
ordinary vs. plain
crude vs. plain