Definition of plain

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • plain is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 7
  • plain is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 7
  • plain is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 10

Definition of plain


  • not mixed with extraneous elements (adjective)

    Examples

    1. plain water

    Synonyms

    1. sheer
    2. unmingled
    3. unmixed
  • express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness (verb)

    Examples

    1. My mother complains all day

    Synonyms

    1. complain
    2. kick
    3. kvetch
    4. quetch
    5. sound off
  • clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment (adjective)

    Examples

    1. made his meaning plain
    2. it is plain that he is no reactionary
    3. in plain view

    Synonyms

    1. apparent
    2. evident
    3. manifest
    4. palpable
    5. patent
    6. unmistakable
  • free from any effort to soften to disguise (adjective)

    Examples

    1. the plain and unvarnished truth

    Synonyms

    1. unvarnished
  • lacking embellishment or ornamentation (adjective)

    Examples

    1. a plain hair style

    Synonyms

    1. bare
    2. spare
    3. unembellished
    4. unornamented
  • unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly') (adverb)

    Examples

    1. You are plainly wrong
    2. he is plain stubborn

    Synonyms

    1. apparently
    2. evidently
    3. manifestly
    4. obviously
    5. patently
    6. plainly
  • extensive tract of level open land (noun)

    Examples

    1. they emerged from the woods onto a vast open plain

    Synonyms

    1. champaign
    2. field
  • lacking patterns especially in color (adjective)

    Synonyms

    1. unpatterned
  • lacking in physical beauty or proportion (adjective)

    Examples

    1. a plain girl with a freckled face

    Synonyms

    1. homely
  • a basic knitting stitch made by putting the needle through the front of the stitch from the lefthand side (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. knit
    2. knit stitch
    3. plain stitch
  • not elaborate or elaborated; simple (adjective)

    Examples

    1. plain food
    2. stuck to the plain facts
    3. a plain blue suit
    4. a plain rectangular brick building

See definition of plain in Merriam Webster