plain

(s) clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
- 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
apparent, evident, manifest, patent, unmistakable,
(r) unmistakably ("plain" is often used informally for "plainly")
- 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
evidently, manifestly, obviously, patently, plainly, apparently,
(a) not elaborate or elaborated; simple
- plain food
- stuck to the plain facts
- a plain blue suit
- a plain rectangular brick building
(a) lacking patterns especially in color unpatterned,
(s) not mixed with extraneous elements
- plain water
- sheer wine
- not an unmixed blessing
unmingled, unmixed, sheer,
(s) free from any effort to soften to disguise
- the plain and unvarnished truth
- the unvarnished candor of old people and children
unvarnished,
(s) lacking embellishment or ornamentation
- a plain hair style
- unembellished white walls
- functional architecture featuring stark unornamented concrete
unembellished, unornamented, spare, bare,
(s) lacking in physical beauty or proportion
- a homely child
- several of the buildings were downright homely
- a plain girl with a freckled face
homely,

Nouns

(n) extensive tract of level open land
- they emerged from the woods onto a vast open plain
- he longed for the fields of his youth
champaign, field,
(n) a basic knitting stitch knit stitch, plain stitch, knit,

Verbs

(v) express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
- My mother complains all day
- She has a lot to kick about
complain, kvetch, quetch, sound off, kick,

Synonyms

apparent evident manifest patent unmistakable champaign field complain kvetch quetch sound off kick evidently manifestly obviously patently plainly apparently knit stitch plain stitch knit unpatterned unmingled unmixed sheer unvarnished unembellished unornamented spare bare homely

Antonyms

chirk up cheer up cheer fancy patterned

Words of close approximity

plaid plait

plan plat play

place plage plaid plait plane plank Plano plant plash plasm plate Plath Plato platy plaza