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adj. tydlig, klar; enkel; ful; jämn, slät--------adv. enkelt; uppenbart, tydligt--------n. jämn mark; slätt* * *[plein] 1. adjective1) (simple or ordinary; without ornament or decoration: plain living; good, plain food.) enkel, vanlig2) (easy to understand; clear: His words were quite plain.) klar, tydlig3) (absolutely open or honest, with no attempt to be tactful: I'll be quite plain with you; plain speaking.) ärlig, uppriktig4) (obvious: It's plain (to see) you haven't been practising your music.) uppenbar5) (not pretty: a rather plain girl.) alldaglig, slätstruken, ful2. noun1) (a large flat level piece of land: the plains of central Canada.) slätt2) (a kind of knitting stitch.) rätstickning•- plainly- plainness
- plain chocolate
- plain clothes
- plain sailing
- plain-spoken
- in plain English
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plainness — plain ► ADJECTIVE 1) not decorated or elaborate; simple or ordinary. 2) without a pattern; in only one colour. 3) unmarked; without identification. 4) easy to perceive or understand; clear. 5) (of language) clearly expressed; direct. 6) (of a… … English terms dictionary
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plainness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. The quality of being clear and easy to perceive or understand: clarity, clearness, distinctness, limpidity, limpidness, lucidity, lucidness, pellucidity, pellucidness, perspicuity, perspicuousness. See CLEAR. 2.… … English dictionary for students
plain — I UK [pleɪn] / US adjective Word forms plain : adjective plain comparative plainer superlative plainest ** 1) easily seen or understood Hugh s message was short, but the meaning was plain enough. it is plain (that): It was plain that they knew… … English dictionary
plain — I. intransitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French pleindre, plaindre, from Latin plangere to lament more at plaint Date: 14th century archaic complain II. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin planum, from… … New Collegiate Dictionary
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plain — 1 /pleIn/ adjective 1 CLEAR very clear, and easy to understand or recognize; obvious (1): He spoke in Russian, but his message was plain enough. | it is plain (that): It was plain that management policies would have to change. | as plain as… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
plain — I. /pleɪn / (say playn) adjective 1. clear or distinct to the eye or ear: leaving a plain trail. 2. clear to the mind; evident, manifest, or obvious: to make one s meaning plain. 3. conveying the meaning clearly or simply; easily understood:… …
plain — ► ADJECTIVE 1) not decorated or elaborate; simple or ordinary. 2) without a pattern; in only one colour. 3) unmarked; without identification. 4) easy to perceive or understand; clear. 5) (of language) clearly expressed; direct. 6) (of a woman or… … English terms dictionary
plainly — plain ► ADJECTIVE 1) not decorated or elaborate; simple or ordinary. 2) without a pattern; in only one colour. 3) unmarked; without identification. 4) easy to perceive or understand; clear. 5) (of language) clearly expressed; direct. 6) (of a… … English terms dictionary
