Definizione monolingua

plain

plain (third-person singular simple present plains, present participle plaining, simple past and past participle plained)

1. (now rare, poetic) To lament, bewail.
   • Alfred Edward Housman, More Poems, XXV, lines 5-9

     Then came I crying, and to-day,

     With heavier cause to plain,

     Depart I into death away,

     Not to be born again.

Wikipedia

1. An expanse of land with relatively low relief.
   • 1961, J. A. Philip. Mimesis in the Sophistês of Plato. In: Proceedings and Transactions of the American Philological Association 92. p. 467.

     For Plato the life of the philosopher is a life of struggle towards the goal of knowledge, towards “searching the heavens and measuring the plains, in all places seeking the nature of everything as a whole”

2. (obsolete) A plane.

plain (comparative plainer, superlative plainest)

1. (now rare, regional) Flat, level. [from 14th c.]
2. Ordinary; lacking adornment or ornamentation; unembellished. [from 14th c.]

   He was dressed simply in plain black clothes.

3. Evident to ones senses or reason; manifest, obvious, clear, unmistakable. [from 14th c.]
   • 1843, Thomas Carlyle, Past and Present, book 2, ch. XV, Practical — Devotional

     In fact, by excommunication or persuasion, by impetuosity of driving or adroitness in leading, this Abbot, it is now becoming plain everywhere, is a man that generally remains master at last.

4. Downright; total, unmistakable (as intensifier). [from 14th c.]

   His answer was just plain nonsense.

5. Honest and without deception; candid, open; blunt. [from 14th c.]

   Let me be plain with you: I dont like her.

6. Simple in habits or qualities; unsophisticated, not exceptional, ordinary. [from 16th c.]

   Theyre just plain people like you or me.

7. Not unusually beautiful; unattractive. [from 17th c.]

   Throughout high school she worried that she had a rather plain face.

8. (of food) Having only few ingredients, or no additional ingredients or seasonings; not elaborate, without toppings or extras. [from 17th c.]

   Would you like a poppy bagel or a plain bagel?

9. (computing) Containing no extended or nonprinting characters (especially in plain text). [from 20th c.]

plain (not comparable)

1. (colloquial) Simply

   It was just plain stupid.

   I plain forgot.

Definizione dizionario plain

	pianura
	an expanse of land with relatively low relief
	Estenso tratto di terra senza alberi con un vegetazione di arbusti, generalmente di bassa elevazione.
	An extensive, broad tract of level or rolling, almost treeless land with a shrubby vegetation, usually at a low elevation.

piano

distinto

	divulgativo
	Semplice, di facile comprensione.

	lamentarsi
	Esprimere lamentele, scontento, dispiacere o infelicità.
	To state complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness.

	monocolore
	Avente un solo colore.
	Having only one color.

	monocromatico
	Avente un solo colore.
	Having only one color.

	pari
	Senza variazioni di altitudine.
	Having no variations in altitude.

	protestare
	Esprimere lamentele, scontento, dispiacere o infelicità.
	To state complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness.

	reclamare
	Esprimere lamentele, scontento, dispiacere o infelicità.
	To state complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness.

	semplice
	ordinary; lacking adornment or ornamentation

	unicolore
	Avente un solo colore.
	Having only one color.

appianare

campo

chiaramente

chiaro

comune

dritto

espresso

evidente

facile

francamente

franco

landa

liscio

modesto

nudo

ordinario

ovvio

piana

piatto

prateria

puro

scialb

semplicemente

sincero

trasparente

uniforme

valle

Altri significati:

Simple in habits or qualities; unsophisticated, not exceptional, ordinary. [from 16th c.]

Ordinary; lacking adornment or ornamentation; unembellished. [from 14th c.]

(computing) Containing no non-printing characters; ASCII code values 32 through 126. [from 20th c.]

(food) Having only few ingredients, or no additional ingredients or seasonings; not elaborate, without toppings or extras. [from 17th c.]

Not unusually beautiful; unattractive. [from 17th c.]

plain (glass or glasses)

Evident to one's senses or reason; manifest, obvious, clear, unmistakable. [from 14th c.]

(colloquial) Simply

(obsolete) A plane.

light (color, colour, taste)

Downright; total, unmistakable (as intensifier). [from 14th c.]

(a) plain

(now rare, poetic) To lament, bewail.

clumsy (work)

An expanse of land with relatively low relief.

unseasoned

Honest and without deception; candid, open; blunt. [from 14th c.]

(now rare, regional) Flat, level. [from 14th c.]