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
turn the clock back
to return to an earlier period
The politician wanted to turn the clock back to an earlier time but everyone knew it was impossible.
