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- [pleyn]
- /pleɪn/
- /ˈpleɪn.li/
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- [pleyn]
- /pleɪn/
Definitions of plainly word
- adjective plainly clear or distinct to the eye or ear: a plain trail to the river; to stand in plain view. 1
- adjective plainly clear to the mind; evident, manifest, or obvious: to make one's meaning plain. 1
- adjective plainly conveying the meaning clearly and simply; easily understood: plain talk. 1
- adjective plainly downright; sheer; utter; self-evident: plain folly; plain stupidity. 1
- adjective plainly free from ambiguity or evasion; candid; outspoken: the plain truth of the matter. 1
- adjective plainly without special pretensions, superiority, elegance, etc.; ordinary: plain people. 1
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Origin of plainly
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English (adj., adv., and noun) < Old French (adj. and noun) < Latin plānus flat, level, plānum flat country
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Parts of speech for Plainly
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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
plainly popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for plainly
adv plainly
- admittedly — You use admittedly when you are saying something which weakens the importance or force of your statement.
- all in all — You use all in all to introduce a summary or general statement.
- aloud — When you say something, read, or laugh aloud, you speak or laugh so that other people can hear you.
- apparently — You use apparently to indicate that the information you are giving is something that you have heard, but you are not certain that it is true.
- at most — at the maximum
adj plainly
- as you please — You can use as you please in expressions such as bold as you please or casually as you please or charming as you please in order to emphasize what you are saying.
- at will — If you can do something at will, you can do it when you want and as much as you want.
- freely — in a free manner.
adverb plainly
- artlessly — In an artless manner.
- ascetically — a person who dedicates his or her life to a pursuit of contemplative ideals and practices extreme self-denial or self-mortification for religious reasons.
- austerely — severe in manner or appearance; uncompromising; strict; forbidding: an austere teacher.
- baldly — having little or no hair on the scalp: a bald head; a bald person.
- bashfully — In a bashful manner.
Antonyms for plainly
adv plainly
- eerily — uncanny, so as to inspire superstitious fear; weird: an eerie midnight howl.
adverb plainly
- floridly — reddish; ruddy; rosy: a florid complexion.
- grandiloquently — speaking or expressed in a lofty style, often to the point of being pompous or bombastic.
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