PLAIN

Definition of PLAIN

  1. (noun)extensive tract of level open land
  2. (noun)a basic knitting stitch made by putting the needle through the front of the stitch from the lefthand side
  3. (verb)express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
  4. (adj)clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
  5. (adj)not mixed with extraneous elements
  6. (adj)free from any effort to soften to disguise
  7. (adj)lacking embellishment or ornamentation
  8. (adj)lacking in physical beauty or proportion
  9. (adj)not elaborate or elaborated; simple
  10. (adj)lacking patterns especially in color
  11. (adv)unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly')