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plain
- pronunciation:
- pleIn
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Homophone Note, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
plainer, plainest |
| definition 1: |
able to be seen or understood; clear.
It was plain to everyone that she was angry.- synonyms:
- distinct, obvious
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| definition 2: |
without decoration or anything added; simple.
She wore a plain white dress to the party.I like my toast plain.- synonyms:
- simple
- antonyms:
- fancy
- similar words:
- ordinary
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| related words: |
black, blank, informal, simple, ugly |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a large, flat area of land.
People raise cattle on the plains in the western United States. |
| derivations: |
plainly (adv.), plainness (n.) |
Are you looking for the word plane? Plain and plane sound alike but have different meanings.
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some animals that live on plains |
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antelope, bear, bison, cheetah, deer, gazelle, giraffe, gnu, horse, hyena, impala, lion, mustang, prairie dog, zebra |
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some kinds of plains |
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prairie, savanna, tundra |
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some plants that live on plains |
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grass, sagebrush |
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