English

rank|unless|seeing|won't|631|plain|rich|carry|immediately

Pronunciation
AHD|pl�n, IPA|/pl̩eɪn/
audio|en-us-plain.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪn|-eɪn

Homophones
plane

Etymology 1
From OF. #French|plain, from L. planus.

Adjective
en-adj|er

1. ordinary; lacking adornment or ornamentation.
2. computing containing no non-printing characters; ASCII code values 32 through 126.

Antonyms
bells and whistles <!--Can an idiom be a synonym?-->
decorative
exotic
fancy
ornate

Synonyms
no-frills
normal
ordinary
simple
unadorned

Portuguese: t+|pt|simples
Russian: п�о��ой (prostój)
Spanish: t-|es|sencillo
Swedish: t+|sv|vanlig
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trans-top|computing: containing no non-printing characters
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Japanese: å¹³ (hira)
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Etymology 2
From OF. #French|plain, from L. planum.

Noun
wikipedia
en-noun

1. An expanse of land with relatively low relief.

#* 1961: J. A. Philip. Mimesis in the Sophistês of Plato. In: Proceedings and Transactions of the American Philological Association 92. p. 467.
#*: For Plato the life of the philosopher is a life of struggle towards the goal of knowledge, towards �searching the heavens and measuring the plains, in all places seeking the nature of everything as a whole�

Antonyms
cliff
gorge
mountain
vale

Synonyms
flatlands
high plain
plateau
prairie
steppe

Translations
trans-top|an expanse of land with relatively low relief
Japanese: 平� (heichi)
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Portuguese: t|pt|planície|f
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French

Etymology
From L. planus.

Pronunciation
w:IPA|IPA: /pl��/
w:SAMPA|SAMPA: /plE~/

Homophones
plein

Adjective
plain

1. obsolete|lang=fr plane

Romansch

Etymology
From L. plenus.

Adjective
plain

1. full

Category:Romansch adjectives

ang:plain
fa:plain
fr:plain
io:plain
id:plain
it:plain
hu:plain
nl:plain
ja:plain
ru:plain
fi:plain
ta:plain
te:plain
vi:plain
tr:plain
zh:plain

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