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• paljas• rumannäköinen• ruma• niukka• normaali• ikävystyttävä• ilmeinen• hiukseton• avoin• aukea• silkka• sileä• aava• alkeellinen• alaston• alasti• askeettinen• arkinen• vaatimaton• vähäeleinen• väritön• tavanomainen• tavallinen• teeskentelemätön• kaunistelematon• karu• mutkaton• peittelemätön• peitteinen• selväkielinen• selvä• suorasukainen• suora• sula• tasainen• tasanko• yksivärinen• yksikertainen• yksinkertainen• kuvioton• lakeus• pinta• koristelematon• koruton• kolkko• luonteva• luonnollinen* * *plein 1. adjective1) (simple or ordinary; without ornament or decoration: plain living; good, plain food.) yksinkertainen2) (easy to understand; clear: His words were quite plain.) selkeä3) (absolutely open or honest, with no attempt to be tactful: I'll be quite plain with you; plain speaking.) suora4) (obvious: It's plain (to see) you haven't been practising your music.) ilmeinen5) (not pretty: a rather plain girl.) tavallisen näköinen2. noun1) (a large flat level piece of land: the plains of central Canada.) tasanko2) (a kind of knitting stitch.) oikea silmukka•- plainly- plainness
- plain chocolate
- plain clothes
- plain sailing
- plain-spoken
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• suorasukainen• suorapuheinen* * *adjective (speaking honestly and candidly, not trying to be tactful: She is a very plain-spoken person who always says what she means.) -
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(speaking in a particular way: plain-spoken; smooth-spoken.) puheinen, ääninen
См. также в других словарях:
Plain speaking — Plain Plain, a. [Compar. {Plainer}; superl. {Plainest}.] [F., level, flat, fr. L. planus, perhaps akin to E. floor. Cf. {Llano}, {Piano}, {Plan}, {Plane} level, a level surface.] 1. Without elevations or depressions; flat; level; smooth; even.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
plain speaking — index plain language Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
plain speaking — noun Straightforwardness or bluntness of speech • • • Main Entry: ↑plain … Useful english dictionary
plain-speaking — index bona fide, honest Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
plain-speaking — /ˈpleɪn spikɪŋ/ (say playn speeking) adjective → plain spoken …
plain-speaking — … Useful english dictionary
Plain — Plain, a. [Compar. {Plainer}; superl. {Plainest}.] [F., level, flat, fr. L. planus, perhaps akin to E. floor. Cf. {Llano}, {Piano}, {Plan}, {Plane} level, a level surface.] 1. Without elevations or depressions; flat; level; smooth; even. See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Plain battle — Plain Plain, a. [Compar. {Plainer}; superl. {Plainest}.] [F., level, flat, fr. L. planus, perhaps akin to E. floor. Cf. {Llano}, {Piano}, {Plan}, {Plane} level, a level surface.] 1. Without elevations or depressions; flat; level; smooth; even.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Plain chant — Plain Plain, a. [Compar. {Plainer}; superl. {Plainest}.] [F., level, flat, fr. L. planus, perhaps akin to E. floor. Cf. {Llano}, {Piano}, {Plan}, {Plane} level, a level surface.] 1. Without elevations or depressions; flat; level; smooth; even.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Plain chart — Plain Plain, a. [Compar. {Plainer}; superl. {Plainest}.] [F., level, flat, fr. L. planus, perhaps akin to E. floor. Cf. {Llano}, {Piano}, {Plan}, {Plane} level, a level surface.] 1. Without elevations or depressions; flat; level; smooth; even.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Plain dealer — Plain Plain, a. [Compar. {Plainer}; superl. {Plainest}.] [F., level, flat, fr. L. planus, perhaps akin to E. floor. Cf. {Llano}, {Piano}, {Plan}, {Plane} level, a level surface.] 1. Without elevations or depressions; flat; level; smooth; even.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
