English Dictionary

plain

/pleɪn/

adj

(now rare, regional) Flat, level. / Ordinary; lacking adornment or ornamentation; unembellished. / Of just one colour; lacking a pattern.

He wore a plain shirt.

意味（1）

(now rare, regional) Flat, level.

The crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain.

意味（2）

Ordinary; lacking adornment or ornamentation; unembellished.

He was dressed simply in plain black clothes.

意味（3）

Of just one colour; lacking a pattern.

a plain pink polycotton skirt

意味（4）

Simple in habits or qualities; unsophisticated, not exceptional, ordinary.

They're just plain people like you or me.

意味（5）

(of food) Having only few ingredients, or no additional ingredients or seasonings; not elaborate, without toppings or extras.

Would you like a poppy bagel or a plain bagel?

意味（6）

(computing) Containing no extended or nonprinting characters (especially in plain text).

意味（7）

Evident to one's senses or reason; manifest, clear, unmistakable.

In fact, by excommunication or persuasion, by impetuosity of driving or adroitness in leading, this Abbot, it is now becoming plain everywhere, is a man that generally remains master at last.

意味（8）

Downright; total, unmistakable (as intensifier).

His answer was just plain nonsense.

意味（9）

Honest and without deception; candid, open; blunt.

Let me be plain with you: I don't like her.

意味（10）

Clear; unencumbered; equal; fair.

Our troops beat an army in plain fight.

意味（11）

Not unusually beautiful; unattractive.

Yet her beauty clung to her like an identity she was trying to deny and her plainness kept slipping like a bad disguise.

意味（12）

(card games) Not a trump.