| Main Entry: | plain |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unembellished, basic |
Synonyms: |
austere, bare, bare bones, clean, discreet, dry, modest, muted, pure, restrained, severe, simple, spartan, stark, stripped down, unvarnished, vanilla |
| Notes: | plane is essentially the same word as plain, both ultimately coming from Latin planus 'flat' or 'clear' |
Antonyms: |
decorated, dressed-up, embellished, formal, ornate |
| Main Entry: | unadorned |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | plain, simple |
Synonyms: |
austere, bare, basic, modest, stark, stripped down, undecorated, unembellished |
| Concept: | Plain. |
| Category: | 2. Fluid matter; specific fluids |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
plain, tableland, face of the country; open country, champaign country; basin, downs, waste, weary waste, desert, wild, steppe, pampas, savanna, prairie, heath, common, wold, veldt; moor, moorland; busch; plateau (level); campagna; alkali flat, llano; mesa, mesilla [U.S.], playa; shaking prairie, trembling prairie; vega., meadow, mead, haugh, pasurage, park, field, lawn, green, plat, plot, grassplat, greensward, sward, turf, sod, heather; lea, ley, lay; grounds; maidan, agostadero.
-adjectives
champaign, alluvial; campestral, campestrial, campestrian, campestrine.
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