PLAIN JANE

Meaning of PLAIN JANE in English

adjective

Synonyms: ordinary 1, everyday, plain, quotidian, routine, unremarkable, usual, workaday

Merriam Webster. Collegiate thesaurus English vocabulary. Английский энциклопедический словарь тезаурус. 2003

PLAIN JANE — noun Date: 1912 one that is plain
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PLAIN-JANE — adjective Etymology: from the name Jane Date: 1936 not fancy or glamorous ; ordinary
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PLAIN JANE — I. adjective Usage: usually capitalized J Etymology: from the name Jane : of the usual type : ordinary , unremarkable …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PLAIN-JANE — /playn"jayn"/ , adj. Informal. simple and modest; unadorned; basic: a plain-Jane car dressed up with leather upholstery. Also, plain-jane . …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PLAIN JANE — Informal. a drab, unattractive, and generally uninteresting girl or woman. [ 1910-15 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PLAIN JANE — noun Date: 1912 : one that is plain
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PLAIN-JANE — adjective Etymology: from the name Jane Date: 1936 : not fancy or glamorous : ordinary
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PLAIN-JANE — Pronunciation: ' pl ā n- ' j ā n Function: adjective Etymology: from the name Jane Date: 1936 : not …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PLAIN JANE — Pronunciation: - ' j ā n Function: noun Date: 1912 : one that is plain
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PLAIN JANE — an unattractive girl or woman. → jane
Concise Oxford English vocab
PLAIN-JANE — [plain-Jane] adj [fr. the name Jane] (1912): not fancy or glamorous: ordinary
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PLAIN JANE — {n. phr.} A common or simple looking young woman or girl. * /When we were in school, Ann was a …
Slang English vocab
PLAIN JANE — Function: adjective Synonyms: ORDINARY 1, everyday, plain, quotidian, routine, unremarkable, usual, workaday
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
PLAIN JANE — {n. phr.} A common or simple looking young woman or girl. * /When we were in school, Ann was a …
Словарь английских идиом
PLAIN JANE — n. phr. A common or simple looking young woman or girl. When we were in school, Ann was a plain …
American Idioms English vocabulary
PLAIN — I Any relatively level area of the Earth's surface that exhibits gentle slopes and small local relief (differences in elevation). …
Английский словарь Британика
JANE — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Austen Jane Bethune Mary Jane McLeod Mary Jane McLeod Calamity Jane Martha Jane Cannary …
Английский словарь Британика
PLAIN — I. ˈplān verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English plainen, pleynen, from Middle French plaindre, from Latin plangere to lament …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
JANE — I. ˈjān noun ( -s ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Middle English, probably modification of Middle French Genes Genoa, Italy …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
JANE — (n.) A kind of twilled cotton cloth. See Jean.
Английский словарь Webster
JANE — (n.) A coin of Genoa; any small coin.
Английский словарь Webster
JANE — ( n. ) A kind of twilled cotton cloth. See Jean.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
JANE — ( n. ) A coin of Genoa; any small coin.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PLAIN — plain 1 — plainly , adv. — plainness , n. /playn/ , adj., plainer, plainest , adv., n. adj. 1. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
JANE — /jayn/ , n. a female given name: derived from John.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
JANE — /jayn/ , n. Slang. a girl or woman. [ 1905-10, Amer.; generic use of the proper name ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
JANE — n. female first name
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PLAIN — I. ˈplān intransitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French pleindre, plaindre, from Latin plangere to lament — more at plaint …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PLAIN — adj a field of battle. 2. plain ·adv in a plain manner; plainly. 3. plain ·superl open; clear; unencumbered; equal; …
Webster English vocab
JANE — noun a coin of genoa; any small coin. 2. jane ·noun a kind of twilled cotton cloth. ·see jean.
Webster English vocab
JANE — ■ noun informal, chiefly US a woman. Phrases plain Jane an unattractive girl or woman. Origin early 20th cent.: from …
Concise Oxford English vocab
PLAIN — [plain] vi [ME, fr. OF plaindre, fr. L plangere to lament--more at plaint] (14c) archaic: complain [2]plain n [ME, fr. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
JANE — Chicago-based women's collective that provided more than 11,000 safe albeit illegal abortions between 1969 and 1973. The underground clinic, a …
Britannica English vocabulary
PLAIN — plain BrE AmE pleɪn (= plane) ▷ plainer ˈpleɪn ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ plainest ˈpleɪn ɪst -əst …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
JANE — Jane BrE AmE dʒeɪn
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PLAIN — / pleɪn; NAmE / adjective , noun , adverb ■ adjective ( plain·er , plain·est ) 1. easy to see …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PLAIN — I. plain 1 S2 W3 /pleɪn/ BrE AmE adjective [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: Latin planus …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
JANE — Jane /dʒeɪn/ BrE AmE the main female character in the books and films about ↑ Tarzan
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PLAIN — adj., adv., & n. --adj. 1 clear; evident (is plain to see). 2 readily understood; simple (in plain words). 3 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
JANE — n. sl. a woman (a plain jane). [the name Jane]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PLAIN — adj., adv., & n. adj. 1 clear; evident (is plain to see). 2 readily understood; simple (in plain words). 3 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
JANE — n. sl. a woman (a plain jane). [ the name Jane ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PLAIN — 1.adj., adv., & n. --adj. 1. clear; evident (is plain to see). 2 readily understood; simple (in plain words). 3 …
Oxford English vocab
JANE — n. sl. a woman (a plain jane). Etymology: the name Jane
Oxford English vocab
PLAIN — ( plainer, plainest, plains) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A plain …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PLAIN — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a plain ring ▪ She wore a plain gold ring. flood plain plain chocolate …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PLAIN — n. abyssal plain Esdraelon Plain of Gangetic Plain Indo Gangetic Plain Staked Plain Nullarbor Plain Plain the Reeds Plain of …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
JANE — n. Addams Jane Austen Jane Bethune Mary Jane McLeod Mary Jane McLeod Calamity Jane Martha Jane Cannary Campion Jane Delano …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
JANE — A woman
Slang English vocab
PLAIN — n. Function: adjective 1 free from all ostentation or superficial embellishment FF1C; just give the plain facts FF1E; Synonyms: discreet, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
PLAIN — adjective 1. free from all ostentation or superficial embellishment just give the plain facts Synonyms: discreet, dry, homely, inelaborate, modest, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
PLAIN — n. 25B6; adjective it was plain that something was wrong : OBVIOUS, (crystal) clear, evident, apparent, manifest, patent; discernible, perceptible, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
JANE — n (sl) 1. молодая сексапильная женщина 2. любовница (usu my/his jane) 3. женский туалет (обьг-i. общественный)
Dirty English-Russian vocab
PLAIN — adj. 1 flat, smooth, even, featureless, level, plane I'd rather have a paper with a plain surface, not an embossed …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
PLAIN — I 1. прил. 1) уст. плоский, ровный Syn : even II 1., level 2. 2) чистый, беспримесный Syn : pure …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
JANE — сущ. Джейн (тж. j.) (просторечие) девчонка, бабенка Jane, jane разг. бабенка Jane, jane разг. бабенка
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PLAIN — plain.ogg _I 1. pleın n 1. равнина in the open plain - в открытом поле Salisbury Plain - равнина Солсбери …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
JANE — _I dʒeın n амер. сл. женская уборная _II dʒeın n 1. (Jane) ист. мелкая серебряная генуэзская монета 2. = jean …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PLAIN — 1) гладкий арматурный 2) неармированный 3) нешпунтованный 4) обыкновенный 5) очевидный 6) простой 7) равнина 8) равнинный 9) чистый 10) ясный • plain earth dam — земляная плотина plain reinforcing bar — …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
JANE — I [dʒeın] n амер. сл. женская уборная II [dʒeın] n 1. (Jane) ист. мелкая серебряная генуэзская монета 2. = jean …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
JANE — n 1. Джейн, Джен ( женское имя ) 2. ( тж. jane) прост. девчонка, бабёнка
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
PLAIN — _I 1. pleın n 1. равнина in the open plain - в открытом поле Salisbury Plain - равнина Солсбери 2. …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
JANE — n 1. Джейн, Джен ( женское имя ) 2. ( тж. jane) прост. девчонка, бабёнка
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
JANE — _I dʒeın n амер. сл. женская уборная _II dʒeın n 1. (Jane) ист. мелкая серебряная генуэзская монета 2. = jean …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь

Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary

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