Word a Day
plain
What does plain mean?
plain (adjective): evident to one's senses or reason; manifest, clear, unmistakable.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce plain?
/pleɪn/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does plain come from?
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”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of plain?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “plain”?
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What does “plain” mean?
evident to one's senses or reason; manifest, clear, unmistakable
Right! That's what “plain” means.
established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules
Not quite: that's what legal means.
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
Not quite: that's what loud means.
devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black
Not quite: that's what dark means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “plain”?
complete
Not quite: complete means something else.
apparent
Right!
original
Not quite: original means something else.
possible
Not quite: possible means something else.
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