not elaborate or elaborated; simple; plain food; stuck to the plain facts; a plain blue suit; a plain rectangular brick building'

lacking patterns especially in color

[ Syn: unpatterned ]

extensive tract of level open land; they emerged from the woods onto a vast open plain; he longed for the fields of his youth

[ Syn: field , champaign ]

a basic knitting stitch

[ Syn: knit , knit stitch , plain stitch ]

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

[ Syn: obviously , obviously , evidently , evidently , manifestly , manifestly , patently , patently , apparently , apparently , plainly , plainly , obviously , obviously , evidently , evidently , manifestly , manifestly , patently , patently , apparently , apparently , plainly , plainly , obviously , obviously , evidently , evidently , manifestly , manifestly , patently , patently , apparently , apparently , plainly , plainly , obviously , obviously , evidently , evidently , manifestly , manifestly , patently , patently , apparently , apparently , plainly , plainly ]

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

[ Syn: apparent , evident , manifest , patent , unmistakable ]

not mixed with extraneous elements; plain water; sheer wine; not an unmixed blessing

[ Syn: sheer , unmingled , unmixed ]

free from any effort to soften to disguise; the plain and unvarnished truth; the unvarnished candor of old people and children

[ Syn: unvarnished ]

lacking embellishment or ornamentation; a plain hair style; unembellished white walls; functional architecture featuring stark unornamented concrete

[ Syn: bare , spare , unembellished , unornamented ]

lacking in physical beauty or proportion; a homely child; several of the buildings were downright homely; a plain girl with a freckled face

[ Syn: homely ]

express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness; My mother complains all day; She has a lot to kick about

[ Syn: complain , kick , sound off , quetch , kvetch ]