[pleɪn], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- not decorated or elaborate; simple or basic in character
(e.g: good plain food)

- having no pretensions; not remarkable or special
(e.g: a plain, honest man with no nonsense about him)

- easy to perceive or understand; clear
(e.g: the advantages were plain to see)

- (of a person) not beautiful or attractive (typically used of a woman)
(e.g: a plain, round-faced woman)

- sheer; simple (used for emphasis)
(e.g: the main problem is just plain exhaustion)

- denoting or relating to a type of knitting stitch produced by putting the needle through the front of each stitch from left to right


Phrases:
- as plain as the nose on someone's face
- in plain sight
- plain and simple
- plain as day

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French plain, from Latin planus, from a base meaning ‘flat’

[pleɪn], (Adverb)

Definitions:
- used for emphasis
(e.g: perhaps the youth was just plain stupid)

- clearly or unequivocally
(e.g: I'm finished with you, I'll tell you plain)


Phrases:
- as plain as the nose on someone's face
- in plain sight
- plain and simple
- plain as day

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French plain, from Latin planus, from a base meaning ‘flat’

[pleɪn], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a large area of flat land with few trees
(e.g: the coastal plain)


Phrases:
- as plain as the nose on someone's face
- in plain sight
- plain and simple
- plain as day

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French plain, from Latin planus, from a base meaning ‘flat’

[pleɪn], (Verb)

Definitions:
- mourn or lament


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French plaindre, from Latin plangere ‘to lament’