ALL meanings of plain
plain
P p - noun Technical meaning of plain Programming LAnguage for INteraction. Pascal-like, with extensions for database, string handling, exceptions and pattern matching. "Revised Report on the Programming Language PLAIN", A. Wasserman, SIGPLAN Notices 6(5):59-80 (May 1981). 1
- adjective plain unadorned 1
- adjective plain without a pattern 1
- adjective plain straightforward 1
- adjective plain obvious 1
- adjective plain unmixed 1
- adjective plain clear or distinct to the eye or ear: a plain trail to the river; to stand in plain view. 1
- adjective plain unattractive 1
- adjective plain clear to the mind; evident, manifest, or obvious: to make one's meaning plain. 1
- adjective plain unseasoned 1
- adjective plain conveying the meaning clearly and simply; easily understood: plain talk. 1
- adverb plain unaffected 1
- adjective plain downright; sheer; utter; self-evident: plain folly; plain stupidity. 1
- adverb plain clearly 1
- adjective plain free from ambiguity or evasion; candid; outspoken: the plain truth of the matter. 1
- noun plain flat land 1
- adjective plain without special pretensions, superiority, elegance, etc.; ordinary: plain people. 1
- adjective plain not beautiful; physically unattractive or undistinguished: a plain face. 1
- adjective plain without intricacies or difficulties. 1
- adjective plain ordinary, simple, or unostentatious: Although she was a duchess, her manners were attractively plain. 1
- adjective plain with little or no embellishment, decoration, or enhancing elaboration: a plain blue suit. 1
- adjective plain without a pattern, figure, or device: a plain fabric. 1
- adjective plain not rich, highly seasoned, or elaborately prepared, as food: a plain diet. 1
- adjective plain flat or level: plain country. 1
- adjective plain unobstructed, clear, or open, as ground, a space, etc. 1
- adjective plain Cards. being other than a face card or a trump. 1
- adverb plain clearly and simply: He's just plain stupid. 1
- noun plain an area of land not significantly higher than adjacent areas and with relatively minor differences in elevation, commonly less than 500 feet (150 meters), within the area. 1
- noun plain The Plains. Great Plains. 1
- verb without object plain to complain. 1
- adjective plain A plain object, surface, or fabric is entirely in one colour and has no pattern, design, or writing on it. 0
- adjective plain Something that is plain is very simple in style. 0
- adjective plain If a fact, situation, or statement is plain, it is easy to recognize or understand. 0
- adjective plain If you describe someone as plain, you think they look ordinary and not at all beautiful. 0
- countable noun plain A plain is a large flat area of land with very few trees on it. 0
- adverb plain You can use plain before an adjective in order to emphasize it. 0
- adverb plain Plain is also used before a noun. 0
- adjective plain You can use plain before a name to emphasize how simple and ordinary it is, especially when you are comparing it with another more unusual or impressive name. 0
- adjective plain flat or smooth; level 0
- adjective plain not complicated; clear 0
- adjective plain not difficult; simple or easy 0
- adjective plain honest or straightforward 0
- adjective plain lowly, esp in social rank or education 0
- adjective plain without adornment or show 0
- adjective plain (of fabric) without pattern or of simple untwilled weave 0
- adjective plain not attractive 0
- adjective plain not mixed; simple 0
- adjective plain of or done in plain 0
- noun plain a level or almost level tract of country, esp an extensive treeless region 0
- noun plain a simple stitch in knitting made by putting the right needle into a loop on the left needle, passing the wool round the right needle, and pulling it through the loop, thus forming a new loop 0