Plainly — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly')

in a simple manner; without extravagance or embellishment

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/plˈeɪnli/

🇬🇧British English

/plˈeɪnli/

🇮🇳Indian English

/plˈeɪnli/

2 syllables Say it as /plˈeɪnli/.

Examples

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

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

simply evidently patently obviously plain apparently manifestly

Parts of Speech

adverb	unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly') “the answer is obviously wrong”
adverb	in a simple manner; without extravagance or embellishment “she was dressed plainly”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

deutlich

unverkennbar („plain“ wird oft umgangssprachlich für „einfach“ verwendet)

🇫🇷French

clairement

indéniablement (« plain » est souvent utilisé de manière informelle pour « clairement »)

🇪🇸Spanish

claramente

inequívocamente ("simplemente" se usa a menudo de manera informal para "simplemente")

🇮🇹Italian

chiaramente

inequivocabilmente ("plain" è spesso usato in modo informale per "plainly")

🇳🇱Dutch

duidelijk

onmiskenbaar (‘gewoon’ wordt vaak informeel gebruikt voor ‘ronduit’)

🇵🇹Portuguese

claramente

inequivocamente ('simples' é frequentemente usado informalmente para 'simplesmente')

🇷🇺Russian

явно

безошибочно («простой» часто неофициально используется для обозначения «просто»)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

स्पष्ट रूप से

असंदिग्ध रूप से ('सादा' अक्सर अनौपचारिक रूप से 'सादा' के लिए प्रयोग किया जाता है)

🇧🇩Bengali

স্পষ্টভাবে

নিঃসন্দেহে ('প্লেইন' প্রায়ই অনানুষ্ঠানিকভাবে 'সরল'-এর জন্য ব্যবহৃত হয়)

🇮🇳Tamil

தெளிவாக

சந்தேகத்திற்கு இடமின்றி (`ப்ளைன்' என்பது பெரும்பாலும் முறைசாரா முறையில் `தெளிவாக' பயன்படுத்தப்படுகிறது)

🇮🇳Telugu

స్పష్టంగా

నిస్సందేహంగా (`సాదా' తరచుగా అనధికారికంగా `సాదాగా' కోసం ఉపయోగిస్తారు)

🇮🇳Marathi

स्पष्टपणे

निःसंशयपणे (`साधा' हा बहुधा अनौपचारिकपणे `साधा' साठी वापरला जातो)

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્પષ્ટપણે

નિઃશંકપણે ('સાદા' માટે 'સાદા'નો વારંવાર અનૌપચારિક ઉપયોગ થાય છે)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ಪಷ್ಟವಾಗಿ

ನಿಸ್ಸಂದಿಗ್ಧವಾಗಿ (`ಪ್ಲೈನ್' ಅನ್ನು ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಅನೌಪಚಾರಿಕವಾಗಿ `ಸರಳವಾಗಿ' ಬಳಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

വ്യക്തമായി

തെറ്റില്ലാതെ (`പ്ലെയിൻ' എന്നത് പലപ്പോഴും അനൗപചാരികമായി `പ്ലെയിൻലി' എന്നതിന് ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്നു)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਪੱਸ਼ਟ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ

ਨਿਰਵਿਘਨ ('ਸਾਦਾ' ਅਕਸਰ 'ਸਾਦੇ' ਲਈ ਗੈਰ ਰਸਮੀ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ)

🇵🇰Urdu

صاف طور پر

بلاشبہ (`سادہ' اکثر غیر رسمی طور پر 'سادہ' کے لیے استعمال ہوتا ہے)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

明明白白地

明确无误地（“plain”通常非正式地用于“plainly”）

🇯🇵Japanese

明らかに

間違いなく (「プレーン」は「プレーン」という意味で非公式によく使われます)

🇰🇷Korean

명백하게

틀림없이 (`plain'은 `plainly'에 대해 비공식적으로 자주 사용됩니다)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

rõ ràng

không thể nhầm lẫn (`plain' thường được sử dụng một cách không chính thức cho `plain')

🇹🇭Thai

ชัดถ้อยชัดคำ

อย่างไม่มีข้อผิดพลาด (`ธรรมดา' มักใช้อย่างไม่เป็นทางการสำหรับ 'ชัดเจน')

🇮🇩Indonesian

terus terang

tidak salah lagi (`polos' sering digunakan secara informal untuk `terus terang')

🇵🇭Filipino

malinaw

walang alinlangan (ang `plain' ay kadalasang ginagamit na impormal para sa `plainly')

🇲🇾Malay

secara terang-terangan

tanpa salah (`plain' selalunya digunakan secara tidak rasmi untuk `plainly')

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بوضوح

بشكل لا لبس فيه (غالبًا ما يتم استخدام كلمة "عادي" بشكل غير رسمي لـ "بشكل واضح")

🇮🇷Persian

به وضوح

بدون تردید («ساده» اغلب به طور غیر رسمی برای «به طور واضح» استفاده می شود)

🇹🇷Turkish

açıkça

açıkça ("sade" genellikle gayri resmi olarak "açıkça" anlamında kullanılır)

🇮🇱Hebrew

בפשטות

ללא ספק ('רגיל' משמש לעתים קרובות באופן לא פורמלי עבור 'פשוט')

Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'plainly'?

The primary meaning of 'plainly' is 'unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly')'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'plainly' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'plainly' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'plainly' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'plainly' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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Do you find 'plainly' easy to spell?

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