PLAIN
noun
Definitions
- 1. Level land; usually, an open field or a broad stretch of land with an even surface, or a surface little varied by inequalities; as, the plain of Jordan; the American plains, or prairies. Descending fro the mountain into playn. Chaucer. Him the Ammonite Worshiped in Rabba and her watery plain. Milton.
- 2. A field of battle. [Obs.] Arbuthnot. Lead forth my soldiers to the plain. Shak.
Other Definitions
This word also has 3 other definitions:
PLAIN
(adjective)
1. Without elevations or depressions; flat; level; smooth; even. See Plane. The crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain. Isa. xl. 4...
PLAIN
(adverb)
In a plain manner; plainly. "To speak short and pleyn." Chaucer. "To tell you plain." Shak.
PLAIN
(verb)
To lament; to bewail; to complain. [Archaic & Poetic] Milton. We with piteous heart unto you pleyne. Chaucer.
Added: October 09, 2025
Updated: October 09, 2025
