Plain Meaning in English

word

US

/ˈpɫeɪn/

playn

UK

/plˈeɪn/

playn

परिभाषा

Plain usually means simple, not decorated, or easy to see and understand. It can also describe flat land with very few trees or hills.

उपयोग और बारीकियां

Very common in everyday English. Common patterns: 'plain clothes', 'plain food', 'plain English', and 'the plain truth'. Don't confuse the adjective 'plain' with 'plane'. 'Plain' can sometimes also mean 'ordinary-looking' when describing a person, which may sound impolite.

• Spanish: simple - liso - llanura
• Portuguese (BR): simples - liso - planície
• Portuguese (PT): simples - liso - planície
• Chinese (Simplified): 朴素的 - 平的 - 平原
• Chinese (Traditional): 樸素的 - 平的 - 平原
• Hindi: सादा - सपाट - मैदान
• Arabic: بسيط - مستوٍ - سهل
• Bengali: সরল - সাদাসিধে - সমতল (ভূগোল)
• Russian: простой - обычный - равнина
• Japanese: シンプルな - 質素な - 平原
• Vietnamese: đơn giản - đồng bằng
• Korean: 단순한 - 평원
• Turkish: sade - düz - ova
• Urdu: سادہ - سادہ لباس - میدان (زمین)
• Indonesian: sederhana - polos - dataran

उदाहरण वाक्य

She wore a plain white shirt.

basic

The cows were eating grass on the plain.

basic

Please use plain language in your email.

basic

I like my coffee plain, with no sugar or milk.

natural

To be plain honest, I don't think that plan will work.

natural

He was in plain clothes, so nobody knew he was a police officer.

natural