Plainer

adj, noun

adj, noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A policeman who wears plainclothes.

    "Three pandas were parked round the edge of the wee swing park, lights spinning, flashing blue on a huddle of plainers over by the iron roundabout."

Adjective
  1. 1
    comparative form of plain: more plain comparative, form-of

    "Of the two, she was certainly the plainer."

Synonyms

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simpleapparentausterechastedryfeatureless

Example

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"I have read a good many books to discover what the authorities had to say that made the matter a little plainer."

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