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Meanings of plain in English

Spanish
liso y llano

Lacking embellishment or ornamentation.

Related terms
liso y llano
Portuguese
claramente
Spanish
claro

Unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly')

claramente
Portuguese
planícies
Catalan
planícia
Spanish
llanura

Extensive tract of level open land.

planícies
Portuguese
queixe-se
Catalan
queixar-se
Spanish
lamentarse

Express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness.

queixe-se
Usage of plain in English
1
The Government is poised to introduce plain packaging legislation for tobacco products.
Radio NZ
2
The plain-clothes special agents protect the President, First Family, Vice-President and family.
The Irish Times
3
Buy a relatively plain good quality one and it will last years.
The Irish Times
4
The answer to your question is just a plain I don't know.
Wired
5
It's a crucial part of building a good business, plain and simple.
Wired
6
The government has yet to make a final decision on plain packaging.
The Guardian
7
The Government has agreed in principle to introduce plain packaging for cigarettes.
Radio NZ
8
Bowl; crenate marginal band and square central figure internally; external surface plain.
Illustrated Catalogue of the Collections Obtained from the India...
9
Political courage, plain speaking and determined campaigning have been in short supply.
The Irish Times
10
The food was plain but adequate; not rationed exactly, but carefully controlled.
The Naked God
11
He had fallen in love; that was the plain upshot of it.
Truxton King: A Story of Graustark
12
In elegant phraseology they are providences; in plain language they are milch-cows.
The Memoirs of Victor Hugo
13
Within hours, Rung said, she was being followed by plain-clothes police officers.
Radio NZ
14
The carriages had driven home; the road and the plain were empty.
The Broken Road
15
The crumpled plain rose a thousand feet and higher above the sea.
Shadows in Bronze
16
The British government finished a four-month consultation on plain packaging last week.
Reuters
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Plain through the time
Plain across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Canada
Common
United States of America
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