plain

Noun

a basic knitting stitch made by putting the needle through the front of the stitch from the lefthand side

synonym

knit knit stitch plain stitch
hypernym

knitting stitch

extensive tract of level open land

synonym	champaign field
hypernym	dry land earth ground land solid ground terra firma
hyponym	flat flood plain floodplain llano moor moorland peneplain peneplane snowfield steppe tundra
instance hyponym	Nullarbor Plain Olympia Serengeti Serengeti Plain

plain

Adjective

not elaborate or elaborated; simple

antonym	fancy
also	simple unadorned undecorated unpretentious unrhetorical
similar	austere bare chaste dry dry featureless homely inelaborate literal mere severe simple simple stark stern tailored trim unelaborate vanilla

lacking patterns especially in color

synonym

unpatterned
antonym

patterned
similar

solid-colored solid-coloured
free from any effort to soften to disguise

synonym

unvarnished
similar

direct
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

synonym

apparent evident manifest palpable patent unmistakable
derivation

plainness
similar

obvious
not mixed with extraneous elements

synonym

sheer unmingled unmixed
derivation

plainness
similar

pure
lacking embellishment or ornamentation

synonym

bare spare unembellished unornamented
derivation

plainness
similar

unadorned undecorated
lacking in physical beauty or proportion

synonym

homely
derivation

plainness
exemplifies

depreciation derogation disparagement
similar

unattractive

plain

Verb

express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness

plain

Adverb

unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly')

synonym

apparently evidently manifestly obviously patently plainly
exemplifies

colloquialism

plain vs apparent plain vs apparently plain vs austere plain vs backbite plain vs bare plain vs bare plain vs beef plain vs bellyache plain vs bemoan plain vs bewail plain vs bitch plain vs bitch plain vs bleat plain vs champaign plain vs chaste plain vs complain plain vs crab plain vs croak plain vs deplore plain vs direct plain vs dry plain vs dry plain vs dry land plain vs earth plain vs evident plain vs evidently plain vs fancy plain vs featureless plain vs field plain vs flat plain vs flood plain plain vs floodplain plain vs gnarl plain vs gripe plain vs grizzle plain vs grouch plain vs ground plain vs grouse plain vs grumble plain vs grumble plain vs hen-peck plain vs holler plain vs homely plain vs homely plain vs inelaborate plain vs inveigh plain vs kick plain vs knit plain vs knit stitch plain vs knitting stitch plain vs kvetch plain vs lament plain vs land plain vs literal plain vs llano plain vs manifest plain vs manifestly plain vs mere plain vs moor plain vs moorland plain vs murmur plain vs mutter plain vs nag plain vs obvious plain vs obviously plain vs palpable plain vs patent plain vs patently plain vs patterned plain vs peck plain vs peneplain plain vs peneplane plain vs plain stitch plain vs plainly plain vs plainness plain vs plainness plain vs plainness plain vs plainness plain vs protest plain vs pure plain vs quetch plain vs rail plain vs repine plain vs report plain vs scold plain vs severe plain vs sheer plain vs simple plain vs simple plain vs simple plain vs snowfield plain vs solid ground plain vs solid-colored plain vs solid-coloured plain vs sound off plain vs spare plain vs squawk plain vs stark plain vs steppe plain vs stern plain vs tailored plain vs terra firma plain vs trim plain vs tundra plain vs unadorned plain vs unadorned plain vs unattractive plain vs undecorated plain vs undecorated plain vs unelaborate plain vs unembellished plain vs unmingled plain vs unmistakable plain vs unmixed plain vs unornamented plain vs unpatterned plain vs unpretentious plain vs unrhetorical plain vs unvarnished plain vs vanilla plain vs whine plain vs yammer plain vs yawp

Other words that start with: “P”, “PL”, “PLA”, “PLAI” or end with: “N”, “IN”, “AIN”, “LAIN”.

Other nouns that start with: “P”, “PL”, “PLA”, “PLAI” or end with: “N”, “IN”, “AIN”, “LAIN”.

Other adjectives that start with: “P”, “PL”, “PLA”, “PLAI” or end with: “N”, “IN”, “AIN”, “LAIN”.

Other verbs that start with: “P”, “PL”, “PLA”, “PLAI” or end with: “N”, “IN”, “AIN”, “LAIN”.

Other adverbs that start with: “P”, “PL”, “PLA”, “PLAI” or end with: “N”, “IN”, “AIN”, “LAIN”.

Words unscrambled from / built with letters: “PLAIN”.

synonym	unpatterned
antonym	patterned
similar	solid-colored solid-coloured

synonym	apparent evident manifest palpable patent unmistakable
derivation	plainness
similar	obvious

synonym	sheer unmingled unmixed
derivation	plainness
similar	pure

synonym	bare spare unembellished unornamented
derivation	plainness
similar	unadorned undecorated

synonym	homely
derivation	plainness
exemplifies	depreciation derogation disparagement
similar	unattractive

synonym	complain kick kvetch quetch sound off
hyponym	backbite beef bellyache bemoan bewail bitch bitch bleat crab croak deplore gnarl gripe grizzle grouch grouse grumble grumble hen-peck holler inveigh lament murmur mutter nag peck protest rail repine report scold squawk whine yammer yawp

synonym	apparently evidently manifestly obviously patently plainly
exemplifies	colloquialism