plainly

plain  (pln)

adj. plain·er, plain·est

1. Free from obstructions; open; clear: in plain view.

2. Obvious to the mind; evident: make one's intention plain. See Synonyms at apparent.

3. Not elaborate or complicated; simple: plain food.

4. Straightforward; frank or candid: plain talk.

5. Not mixed with other substances; pure: plain water.

6. Common in rank or station; average; ordinary: a plain man.

7. Not pretentious; unaffected.

8. Marked by little or no ornamentation or decoration.

9. Not dyed, twilled, or patterned: a plain fabric.

10. Lacking beauty or distinction: a plain face.

11. Sheer; utter; unqualified: plain stupidity.

12. Archaic Having no visible elevation or depression; flat; level.

n.

1.

a. An extensive, level, usually treeless area of land.

b. A broad level expanse, as a part of the sea floor or a lunar mare.

2. Something free of ornamentation or extraneous matter.

adv. Informal

Clearly; simply: plain stubborn.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin plnus; see pel-² in Indo-European roots.]

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plainly adv.

plainness n.

Synonyms: plain, modest, simple, unostentatious, unpretentious
These adjectives mean not ornate, ostentatious, or showy: a plain hairstyle; a modest cottage; a simple dark suit; an unostentatious office; an unpretentious country church.

Antonym: ornate

Thesaurus

Adv.	1.	plainly - unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly'); "the answer is obviously wrong"; "she was in bed and evidently in great pain"; "he was manifestly too important to leave off the guest list"; "it is all patently nonsense"; "she has apparently been living here for some time"; "I thought he owned the property, but apparently not"; "You are plainly wrong"; "he is plain stubborn" evidently, manifestly, obviously, patently, plain, apparently colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
	2.	plainly - in a simple manner; without extravagance or embellishment; "she was dressed plainly"; "they lived very simply" simply

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plainly

adverb

1. clearly, obviously, undoubtedly, undeniably, beyond doubt, incontrovertibly, incontestably The judge's conclusion was plainly wrong.

2. openly, frankly, publicly, in public, overtly, candidly, unreservedly, forthrightly, straight from the shoulder (informal) Few of our political leaders are willing to talk plainly about the crisis.

Translations

plainly [ˈpleɪnlɪ] ADV

1. (= clearly) plainly I was not welcome → estaba claro or era evidente or era obvio que no era bienvenido
I can remember it all quite plainly → lo recuerdo con todo detalle or perfectamente

2. (= frankly) to put it plainly, he's not wanted → hablando claro or sin rodeos, él sobra
to speak plainly to sb → hablar claro a algn, hablar a algn sin rodeos

3. (= simply) → con sencillez, sencillamente
she dresses plainly → viste con sencillez or sencillamente

plainly [ˈpleɪnli] adv

(= obviously) → clairement
The judge's conclusion was plainly wrong → Les conclusions du juge étaient clairement fausses.
He was plainly annoyed → Il était clairement ennuyé.

(= clearly) → clairement
to see sth plainly → voir clairement qch

(= frankly) → sans détours
to talk plainly about sth → parler sans détour de qch

(= simply) → simplement
He was very tall and plainly dressed → Il était très grand et habillé simplement.

plainly

adv

(= clearly) → eindeutig; explain, remember, visible → klar, deutlich; plainly, these new techniques are impractical → es ist ganz klar, dass diese neuen Verfahren unpraktisch sind

(= frankly) → offen, direkt

(= simply, unsophisticatedly) → einfach

plainly [ˈpleɪnlɪ] adv (clearly) → chiaramente; (speak) → con franchezza, francamente; (dress) → con semplicità, sobriamente

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plainly [ˈpleɪnlɪ] adv (clearly) → chiaramente; (speak) → con franchezza, francamente; (dress) → con semplicità, sobriamente