plain - Meaning in Gujarati

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plain - Meaning in Gujarati

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Definitions and Meaning of plain in English

plain adjective

1. lacking embellishment or ornamentation

   Synonyms

   bare, bare, spare, unembellished, unornamented

   અનલંકૃત, અમંડિત, અલંકારહીન, અવિભૂષિત, સાદું

   Examples

   • "a plain hair style"
   • "functional architecture featuring stark unornamented concrete"
   • "unembellished white walls"
2. lacking in physical beauty or proportion

   Synonyms

   homely

   Examples

   • "a homely child"
   • "a plain girl with a freckled face"
   • "several of the buildings were downright homely"
3. free from any effort to soften to disguise

   Synonyms

   unvarnished

   Examples

   • "the plain and unvarnished truth"
   • "the unvarnished candor of old people and children"
4. clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

   Synonyms

   apparent, evident, manifest, palpable, patent, unmistakable

   Examples

   • "a palpable lie"
   • "evident hostility"
   • "in plain view"
   • "it is plain that he is no reactionary"
   • "made his meaning plain"
   • "manifest disapproval"
   • "patent advantages"
   • "the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields"
5. lacking patterns especially in color

   Synonyms

   unpatterned

6. not elaborate or elaborated; simple

   Examples

   • "a plain blue suit"
   • "a plain rectangular brick building"
   • "plain food"
   • "stuck to the plain facts"
7. not mixed with extraneous elements

   Synonyms

   sheer, unmingled, unmixed

   Examples

   • "not an unmixed blessing"
   • "plain water"
   • "sheer wine"

plain abverb

1. unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly')

   Synonyms

   apparently, evidently, manifestly, obviously, patently, plainly

   Examples

   • "he is plain stubborn"
   • "he was manifestly too important to leave off the guest list"
   • "I thought he owned the property, but apparently not"
   • "it is all patently nonsense"
   • "she has apparently been living here for some time"
   • "she was in bed and evidently in great pain"
   • "the answer is obviously wrong"
   • "You are plainly wrong"

plain noun

1. a basic knitting stitch made by putting the needle through the front of the stitch from the lefthand side

   Synonyms

   knit stitch, knit, plain stitch

2. extensive tract of level open land

   Synonyms

   champaign, champaign, field, field

   Examples

   • "he longed for the fields of his youth"
   • "they emerged from the woods onto a vast open plain"

plain verb

1. express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness

   Synonyms

   complain, kick, kvetch, quetch, sound off

   Examples

   • "My mother complains all day"
   • "She has a lot to kick about"

Description

In geography, a plain, commonly known as flatland, is a flat expanse of land that generally does not change much in elevation, and is primarily treeless. Plains occur as lowlands along valleys or at the base of mountains, as coastal plains, and as plateaus or uplands. Plains are one of the major landforms on earth, being present on all continents and covering more than one-third of the world's land area. Plains in many areas are important for agriculture. There are various types of plains and biomes on them.

Also see "Plain" on Wikipedia

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