Question 1 · Quick check
plain
CEFRA2
/pleɪn/
adjective · noun
Türkçe translations
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In plain English
- 01
adjective
Simple and without decoration.
- 02
noun
A large area of flat land.
Examples
At the door were two plain-clothes detectives from the vice squad.
It's quite plain that you haven't been paying attention.
At a glance
Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 2
- Citations
- 5
- Synonyms
- 5
Also pronounced
- [pl̥eɪn]
- /plein/
Deep Dive
adjective
Extra meaningsSimple, unaltered., Of just one colour; lacking a pattern.
Simple, unaltered., Ordinary; lacking adornment or ornamentation; unembellished.
Flat, level.
More examples
In contextYour opinion is off the mark. That's plain to anyone.
He was dressed simply in plain black clothes.
a plain pink polycotton skirt
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Origin
adjective
From Middle English pleyn, borrowed from Anglo-Norman pleyn, playn, Middle French plain, plein, and Old French plain, from Latin plānus (“flat, even, level, plain”). Doublet of llano, piano, and plane.