plain suggests outspokenness and freedom from affectation or subtlety in expression.

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She wore a plain black dress. We've chosen a plain carpet (= one without a pattern) and patterned curtains. He prefers plain food - nothing too fancy. We're having plain blue walls in the dining room.

PLAIN definition: clear or distinct to the eye or ear: to stand in plain view. See examples of plain used in a sentence.

1. Free from obstructions; open; clear: in plain view. 2. Obvious to the perception or mind; evident: make one's intention plain. See Synonyms at apparent. 3. a. Not elaborate or complicated; simple: plain food.

ordinary, simple, or unostentatious: Although she was a duchess, her manners were attractively plain. with little or no embellishment, decoration, or enhancing elaboration: a plain blue suit.

Jan 13, 2016 · If something is in plain view, it's out in the open with no obstructions. But usually we use plain as an adjective to describe unembellished, bare, or unimpressive things.

2 days ago · plain (third-person singular simple present plains, present participle plaining, simple past and past participle plained) (obsolete, transitive) To level; to raze; to make plain or even on the surface.

PLAIN meaning: 1 : having no pattern or decoration; 2 : not having any added or extra things

If a fact, situation, or statement is plain, it is easy to recognize or understand. It was plain to him that I was having a nervous breakdown.