PLAIN


Meaning of PLAIN in English

n.

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin planum, from neuter of planus flat, plain ― more at FLOOR

Date: 14th century

1 a : an extensive area of level or rolling treeless country b : a broad unbroken expanse

2 : something free from artifice, ornament, or extraneous matter

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.