Plain
41plain — 1. adjective 1) it was plain that something was wrong Syn: obvious, clear, evident, apparent, manifest, unmistakable 2) plain English Syn: intelligible, comprehensible, understandable, clear …
42plain — adj 1. clear, clear cut, clear as crystal, crystal clear, well defined, vivid, graphic; distinct, visible, patent, bald faced, bald, plain as the nose on one s face, plain as day; apparent, ostensible, evident, self evident, manifest, standing to …
43plain — 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, ,… …
44plain — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. simple, unornamented (see simpleness); homely (see ugliness). n. prairie, tableland, steppe, savanna, tundra, heath, pampas, mesa, llana; meadow, pasture, field. See land, horizontal.Ant., fancy. II …
45Plain — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Plain >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 plain plain table land face of the country Sgm: N 1 open country open country champaign country Sgm: N 1 basin basin downs waste weary waste desert …
46plain — plain1 adjective 1》 not decorated or elaborate; simple or ordinary. ↘without a pattern; in only one colour. ↘unmarked; without identification: a plain envelope. 2》 easy to perceive or understand; clear. ↘not using concealment or… …
47plain — Synonyms and related words: Attic, Bohemian, Ciceronian, Lebensraum, Mickey Mouse, Spartan, abrupt, absolute, absolutely, affable, agricultural region, air space, all embracing, all encompassing, all out, all pervading, apparent, arable land,… …
48plain — A general term referring to any flat, lowland area, large or small, at a low elevation. Specifically, any extensive region of comparatively smooth and level gently undulating land. A plain has few or no prominent hills or valleys but sometimes …
49Plain — This is a topographical surname introduced into England by the Normans after the 1066 Invasion but originally a derivation of the Roman (Latin) Planum . The word means one who dwelt on a Plateau as distinct from the Anglo Saxon Hamm which refers… …
50plain — [13] Plain is etymologically the same word as plane in all its uses except the tree name, and even that comes from the same ultimate source. This was Indo European *plā ‘flat’, which produced Greek platús ‘broad’ (source of English place, plaice …
