adj.
1.clearly apparent or obvious to the mind or senses
2.not elaborate or elaborated
3.lacking patterns especially in color
4.not mixed with extraneous elements
5.free from any effort to soften to disguise
6.lacking embellishment or ornamentation
7.lacking stylistic embellishment
8.comprehensible to the general public
9.lacking in physical beauty or proportion plain adv.
1.unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly') plain n.
1.extensive tract of level open land
2.a basic knitting stitch plain v.
1.express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
Idiom of the Day
scare up (somebody or something) or scare (somebody or something) up
to find someone or something, to gather something with some effort
We were able to scare up some sleeping bags so that we could go camping.