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{
"term": "plain",
"partOfSpeech": "adjective",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "not decorated or complicated; simple",
"labels": "(informal)",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "a plain but elegant dress"
},
{
"text": "plain food"
},
{
"text": "The interior of the church was plain and simple."
},
{
"text": "plain yogurt *(= without sugar or fruit)*"
},
{
"text": "The dress was absolutely plain, but quite stunning."
},
{
"text": "The food was fairly plain, but well cooked."
},
{
"text": "I prefer plain, simple things."
},
{
"text": "He eats his popcorn plain."
}
],
"topics": ["Houses and homes"],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be", "look", "seem"],
"adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
"phrases": ["plain blue, white, etc."]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "without marks or a pattern on it",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "covers in plain or printed cotton"
},
{
"text": "Write on plain paper *(= without lines)*."
},
{
"text": "Patterned carpet shows the dirt less than a plain colour."
},
{
"text": "a range of plain and printed linens"
},
{
"text": "Do you want plain or lined paper?"
},
{
"text": "a plain white shirt"
}
],
"topics": ["Clothes and Fashion"],
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be", "look", "seem"],
"adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
"phrases": ["plain blue, white, etc."]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "easy to see or understand",
"sensetop": "plain to somebodyit is plain (to somebody) that…it is plain (to somebody) how, what, etc….plain from something (that…)",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "He **made it plain that** we should leave."
},
{
"text": "She made her annoyance plain."
},
{
"text": "The facts were **plain to see**."
},
{
"text": "It was a rip-off, **plain and simple**."
},
{
"text": "It is all very plain to me.",
"contextForm": "plain to somebody"
},
{
"text": "It was plain that she wanted to leave.",
"contextForm": "it is plain (to somebody) that…"
},
{
"text": "It was plain to everyone just how dangerous the site could be.",
"contextForm": "it is plain (to somebody) how, what, etc…."
},
{
"text": "What is quite plain from the evidence before me is (that) the figures are false.",
"contextForm": "plain from something (that…)"
},
{
"text": "They made it plain that they were against the idea."
},
{
"text": "Within weeks, it became perfectly plain that we were in the grip of a tyrant."
},
{
"text": "He made it very plain that he wanted us to leave."
},
{
"text": "Her intentions were plain enough."
},
{
"text": "It was plain to us that they had left fairly recently."
}
],
"synonyms": "clear",
"collocations": {
"verbs": ["be", "seem", "become"],
"adverb": ["fairly", "very", "etc."],
"preposition": ["to"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "not trying to trick anyone; honest and direct",
"labels": "(especially North American English)",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "**The plain fact is** that nobody really knows."
},
{
"text": "a politician with a reputation for **plain speaking**"
},
{
"text": "a plain, straightforward sort of man"
},
{
"text": "He prided himself on being a plain, honest man with no nonsense about him."
},
{
"text": "Let's be plain about this: we will need to make some difficult choices."
}
],
"topics": ["Personal qualities"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 5,
"definition": "used to emphasize that something is very ordinary, not special in any way",
"examples": [
{
"text": "You don't need any special skills for this job, just plain common sense."
},
{
"text": "The situation thrives on half-truths and plain ignorance."
}
],
"synonyms": "everyday"
},
{
"senseNumber": 6,
"definition": "not beautiful or attractive",
"cefr": "b2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "I've always had quite a plain face."
},
{
"text": "a rather plain woman"
},
{
"text": "As a child she was rather plain."
}
],
"topics": ["Appearance"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 7,
"definition": "describing a simple stitch used in knitting",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to be simple and free from trouble",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "simply and clearly expressed, without using technical language",
"examples": [
{
"text": "a document written in plain English"
},
{
"text": "If you could put it in plain English I might be able to understand."
},
{
"text": "Teachers should encourage students to write in plain English."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "very obvious",
"examples": []
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/pleɪn/",
"audio": "pl/plain/plain__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/pleɪn/",
"audio": "pl/plain/plain__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French plain, from Latin planus, from a base meaning ‘flat’."
}