The Meaning of plain

• (v. i.) To lament; to bewail; to complain.
• (v. t.) To lament; to mourn over; as, to plain a loss.
• (superl.) Without elevations or depressions; flat; level; smooth; even. See Plane.
• (superl.) Open; clear; unencumbered; equal; fair.
• (superl.) Not intricate or difficult; evident; manifest; obvious; clear; unmistakable.
• (superl.) Void of extraneous beauty or ornament; without conspicious embellishment; not rich; simple.
• (superl.) Not highly cultivated; unsophisticated; free from show or pretension; simple; natural; homely; common.
• (superl.) Free from affectation or disguise; candid; sincere; artless; honest; frank.
• (superl.) Not luxurious; not highly seasoned; simple; as, plain food.
• (superl.) Without beauty; not handsome; homely; as, a plain woman.
• (superl.) Not variegated, dyed, or figured; as, plain muslin.
• (superl.) Not much varied by modulations; as, a plain tune.
• (adv.) In a plain manner; plainly.
• (a.) Level land; usually, an open field or a broad stretch of land with an even surface, or a surface little varied by inequalities; as, the plain of Jordan; the American plains, or prairies.
• (a.) A field of battle.
• (v.) To plane or level; to make plain or even on the surface.
• (v.) To make plain or manifest; to explain.

Synonyms

field , champaign , knit , knit stitch , plain stitch , complain , kick , sound off , quetch , kvetch , apparent , evident , manifest , patent , unmistakable , sheer , unmingled , unmixed , unvarnished , bare , spare , unembellished , unornamented , homely , unpatterned , obviously , evidently , manifestly , patently , apparently , plainly

Antonyms

cheer , fancy , patterned

Homophones

plane

Rhymes

abstain , again , ahlen , aine , airplane , alain , alaine , alane , alayne , allain , ane , aquitaine , arcane , arraign , ascertain , attain , aven , ayn , bahrain , bain , baine , bane , bayne , beauchaine , beauchene , biplane , birdbrain , biscayne , blain , blaine , blane , blayne , bloodstain , brain , brattain , brisbane , butane , cain , caine , campaign , cane , cayne , cellophane , chain , champagne , champaign , champlain , charlayne , charlemagne , chastain , cheyne , chlordane , cocaine , complain , constrain , contain , costain , crain , craine , crane , crayne , dahrain , dane , dayne , decrane , defrain , deign , delaine , demain , deschaine , detain , devane , dewayne , disdain , dogbane , domain , domaine , drain , draine , drane , duan , duane , duchaine , dufrane , duquesne , dushane , duwayne , dwayne , elaine , elane , elayne , entertain , ethane , explain , eyestrain , fain , fane , feign , fein , floodplain , fontaine , forebrain , frain , fraine , frane , frayn , frayne , frein , gain , galane , germain , germaine , germane , grain , grein , hahne , hain , hane , hayn , hayne , helane , henbane , heyn , heyne , hossain , humane , hurricane , hussein , iain , inane , inhumane , insane , jain , jane , jayne , jermaine , jyishane , kahane , kain , kaine , kane , kayne , krain , krane , krein , lafountain , lain , laine , lane , laraine , legerdemain , lehane , lennane , lindane , ln , lorain , loraine , lorraine , maclaine , main , maine , maintain , mane , mayne , mcbain , mcbane , mccain , mccane , mcclain , mcclaine , mcclane , mcguane , mckain , mckane , mclain , mclane , mclean , mcquain , mcwain , membrane , messiaen , methane , meyn , migraine , monoplane , morain , moraine , mundane , mustain , obtain , okane , ordain , overtrain , paign , pain , paine , pane , payne , pentane , pertain , plane , polyurethane , preordain , procaine , profane , propane , quain , rain , raine , rayne , refrain , regain , reign , rein , reine , remain , restrain , retain , retrain , romain , romaine , ruane , sain , sane , sartain , seatrain , serbaine , shain , shaine , shane , shayne , skein , slain , slaine , slane , spain , sprain , stain , stane , strain , sustain , swain , swaine , swayne , terrain , thain , thaine , thane , tirane , torain , train , trane , tremaine , tulane , twain , ukraine , uptain , urbain , urbane , urethane , vain , vane , vein , veyne , vrain , wain , wane , warplane , wayne , windowpane , zane