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Definition plain in British English
plain
adverb
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adverb
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
/pleɪn/
▪ crazy, daft, rude, selfish, silly, stupid, wrong
1
used for emphasizing that someone or something has a particular negative quality
Synonyms and related words
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(as) as day (phrase)
(as) plain as the nose on your face (phrase)
flood plain (noun)
milk chocolate (noun)
plain (adjective)
plain (noun)
plain (adverb)
plain and simple (phrase)
plain chocolate (noun)
plain (phrase)
plain flour (noun)
plain old (phrase)
plain sailing (noun)
plain etc (phrase)
plain text (noun)
plain-clothes (noun)
plain-spoken (adjective)
the plain is (phrase)
the plain-meaning rule (noun)
ugly (adjective)