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Word entry · 5 letters

plain

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"Simple, without decoration"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /pleɪn/Part of speech adverb, adjective, verb, nounSorted ailnpStarts with PEnds with N2 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. unmistakably (‘plain’ is often used informally for ‘plainly’)

Word origin

From Middle English pleyn, borrowed from Anglo-Norman pleyn, playn, Middle French plain, plein, and Old French plain, from Latin plānus (“flat, even, level, plain”). Doublet of llano, piano, and plane.

Used in a sentence

  • The crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain.
  • He was dressed simply in plain black clothes.
  • a plain tune

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Simple, without decoration5 letters
02Simple and clear5 letters

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