plain
Cross references:
1. evident 2. frank
1. plain \'pla-n\ vi [ME plainen, fr. MF plaindre, fr. L plangere] archaic
: COMPLAIN
2. plain n [ME, fr. OF, fr. L planum, fr. neut. of planus flat, plain -
more] at FLOOR 1a: an extensive area of level or rolling treeless country
1b: a broad unbroken expanse 2: something free from artifice, ornament, or
extraneous matter
3. plain \'pla-n-n*s\ aj archaic 1: EVEN, LEVEL 2: lacking ornament :
UNDECORATED 3: free of extraneous matter : PURE 4: free of impediments to
view : UNOBSTRUCTED 5a1: evident to the mind or senses : OBVIOUS 5a2:
CLEAR 5b: marked by candor : BLUNT 6a: COMMON, ORDINARY 6b:
characterized by lack of vanity or affectation 7: SIMPLE, UNCOMPLICATED
8: lacking beauty or ugliness : HOMELY - plain.ly av
4. plain av : in a plain manner