āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
plain
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āĻ¸āĻžāĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖ, āĻ¸āĻ°āĻ˛
simple and without complex details
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The packaging of the product was plain, with simple fonts and minimal graphics.
āĻĒāĻŖā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻ¸āĻŋāĻ§āĻž āĻāĻŋāĻ˛, āĻ¸āĻšāĻ āĻĢāĻ¨ā§āĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ¨āĻ¤āĻŽ āĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻĢāĻŋāĻā§āĻ¸ āĻ¸āĻšāĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The plain white walls of the room provided a blank canvas for decoration.
āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĻāĻž āĻ¸āĻžāĻĻāĻž āĻĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ˛ āĻ¸āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĢāĻžāĻāĻāĻž āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨āĻāĻžāĻ¸ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She had a plain look, but her kind personality made her stand out.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻšāĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻ¸āĻžāĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛, āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻ¤āĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻĻāĻž āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
03
āĻ¸āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸āĻ°āĻŋ, āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻˇā§āĻ
characterized by straightforwardness
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The manager 's plain feedback helped the team understand what needed to improve.
āĻŽā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻ°āĻ˛ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻĻāĻ˛āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻŦā§āĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¯ā§ āĻā§ āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻ¨āĨ¤
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āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻˇā§āĻ, āĻ¸āĻ°āĻ˛
easily understood without ambiguity or complexity
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The benefits of regular exercise are plain to see in her improved health.
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŽāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻŽā§āĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨āĻ¤ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻĨā§āĻ¯ā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻˇā§āĻāĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Her plain explanation of the legal terms helped everyone understand the contract.
āĻāĻāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻļāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻŦāĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻ°āĻ˛ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯āĻž āĻ¸āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
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āĻ¸āĻžāĻĻāĻž, āĻĻāĻžāĻāĻšā§āĻ¨
(of a paper) without lines or markings
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The letter was written on plain stationery, giving it a classic look.
āĻāĻŋāĻ āĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻžāĻĻāĻž āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻļāĻ¨āĻžāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛, āĻ¯āĻž āĻāĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ¸āĻŋāĻ āĻā§āĻšāĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
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āĻ¸āĻžāĻĻāĻž, āĻ¸āĻžāĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖ
with no labels or indications of contents
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The donation was made in a plain envelope, ensuring anonymity.
āĻĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻžāĻĻāĻž āĻāĻžāĻŽā§ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛, āĻ¯āĻž anonymity āĻ¨āĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
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āĻ¸āĻžāĻĻāĻž, āĻ āĻ˛āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻšā§āĻ¨
(of a person's personality) unpretentious and lacking in complexity or embellishment
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
His plain demeanor made it easy for others to relate to him.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻ¸āĻŋāĻ§ā§ āĻāĻāĻ°āĻŖ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻ¸āĻšāĻ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
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āĻ¸āĻžāĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖ, āĻ¸āĻžāĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖ
(of a person) without any special title or status
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He was known as plain Jane, a friend without any pretensions.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¸āĻžāĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸āĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨, āĻā§āĻ¨āĻ āĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ āĻāĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ā§āĨ¤
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āĻ¸āĻ°āĻ˛, āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻĻā§āĻ§
used for emphasis to indicate something that is sheer or straightforward
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
His feelings for her were just plain love, nothing complicated about it.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻļā§āĻ§ā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻ¸āĻŋāĻ§ā§ āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸āĻž, āĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤
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āĻ¸āĻžāĻĻāĻž, āĻ¸āĻ°āĻ˛
without anything extra, simple, or unmodified
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The document was written in plain language for easy understanding.
āĻ¨āĻĨāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻšāĻā§ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¸āĻ°āĻ˛ āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Farmers took advantage of the fertile soil on the plain to grow vast fields of wheat and corn.
āĻā§āĻˇāĻāĻ°āĻž āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¤āĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻ° āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻŽ āĻ āĻā§āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻļāĻžāĻ˛ āĻā§āĻˇā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻžāĻˇ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
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a simple knitting stitch made by inserting the needle into the front of a stitch from the left-hand side
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The scarf was made entirely using the plain.
to plain
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āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ¯ā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻŦāĻŋāĻ˛āĻžāĻĒ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to express dissatisfaction about something
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She began to plain after receiving the poor service at the restaurant.
āĻ°ā§āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻĒ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ° āĻ¸ā§ āĻ
āĻāĻŋāĻ¯ā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻļā§āĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻ˛āĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The instructions were written plain for easy understanding.
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻļāĻžāĻŦāĻ˛ā§ āĻ¸āĻšāĻā§ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻˇā§āĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
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āĻ¸āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŋāĻ, āĻļā§āĻ§ā§
used to emphasize the extent or intensity of something
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
His argument was plain stupid.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻāĻ° āĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
plainly
plainness
plain
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
