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Detailed Translations for plainness from English to German

plainness:

plainness [the ~] noun

  1. the plainness (ordinariness; commonness)
    die Gewöhnlichkeit
  2. the plainness (frugality; sobriety; simplicity; simpleness; scantiness)
    die Einfalt; die Einfachheit; die Schlichtheit; die Bescheidenheit; die Anspruchslosigkeit

Translation Matrix for plainness:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
Anspruchslosigkeit frugality; plainness; scantiness; simpleness; simplicity; sobriety complaisance; compliance; courtesy; demureness; having no pretentions; kindness; modesty; simplicity; subservience
Bescheidenheit frugality; plainness; scantiness; simpleness; simplicity; sobriety complaisance; compliance; courtesy; demureness; having no pretentions; humility; kindness; modestness; modesty; simpleness; simplicity; submissiveness; subservience; unpretentiousness
Einfachheit frugality; plainness; scantiness; simpleness; simplicity; sobriety cushiness; folly; foolishness; idiocy; inanity; innocence; lunacy; naïvete; naïvety; silliness; simpleness; simplicity
Einfalt frugality; plainness; scantiness; simpleness; simplicity; sobriety demureness; folly; foolishness; having no pretentions; idiocy; inanity; innocence; lunacy; modesty; naïvete; naïvety; silliness; simplicity; unaffectedness
Gewöhnlichkeit commonness; ordinariness; plainness
Schlichtheit frugality; plainness; scantiness; simpleness; simplicity; sobriety demureness; foolishness; having no pretentions; inanity; innocence; modesty; naïvete; naïvety; silliness; simplicity
- homeliness; perspicuity; perspicuousness

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Related Definitions for "plainness":

  1. an appearance that is not attractive or beautiful1
  2. the appearance of being plain and unpretentious1
  3. clarity as a consequence of being perspicuous1
  4. the state of being unmixed with other material1
    • the plainness of vanilla ice cream1

plain:

plain adj

  1. plain (ordinary; common; ordinarily)
  2. plain (ugly)
  3. plain
  4. plain
  5. plain (sheer; downright; blatant)
  6. plain (unvarnished; blank; crude; unfinished)
  7. plain (frank; sincere; straight; )
  8. plain (pale; white; blank; )
  9. plain (straight; blunt)
  10. plain (outspoken; frankly; forthright; )
  11. plain (explicit; crude; straightforward; )

plain adv

  1. plain
    die Ebene

Translation Matrix for plain:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
Ebene plain building site; dimension level; face; ground; layer; level; lot; parcel; plot; site; surface
- champaign; field; knit; knit stitch; plain stitch
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
treu be faithful to; be loyal to
- complain; kick; kvetch; quetch; sound off
AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
offen blunt; crude; explicit; forthright; frank; frankly; genially; openly; outright; outspoken; overt; plain; plain-spoken; square; straight; straightforward accessible; amenable; approachable; candid; contemplative; deserted; direct; empty; fair; frank; frontal; generous; honest; liberal; munificent; not closed; open; open-handed; sincere; straight; straight ahead; straight on; true; unabashed; uninhabited; uninhibited; unsparing; upright; vacant
- apparent; bare; evident; homely; manifest; patent; sheer; spare; unembellished; unmingled; unmistakable; unmixed; unornamented; unpatterned; unvarnished
AdverbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- apparently; evidently; manifestly; obviously; patently; plainly
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
abstoßend plain; ugly forbidding; obnoxious; offensive; repellant; repellent; repelling; repulsive; revolting; unappetising; unappetizing; unsavory; unsavoury
alltäglich common; ordinarily; ordinary; plain acceptable; average; common; commonly; current; customary; habitual; mean; mediocre; normal; ordinarily; ordinary; pedestrian; quite common; usual; vile
aufrichtig blunt; crude; explicit; forthright; frank; frankly; genially; openly; outright; outspoken; overt; plain; plain-spoken; square; straight; straightforward contemplative; direct; fair; frank; frankly; frontal; honest; honorable; honourable; just; open; openly; right; right-minded; righteous; sincere; sporting; straight; true; true-hearted; unconcealed; upright
blaß ashen; blank; drained of colour; pale; pallid; plain; unmarked; washed out; white ash grey; ashen; drained of colour; grubby; off colour; pale; pallid; washed out; white; white as a sheet
bleich ashen; blank; drained of colour; pale; pallid; plain; unmarked; washed out; white ash grey; ashen; drained of colour; dull; grubby; matt; off colour; pale; washed out; white
direkt blunt; plain; straight acute; almost; at once; class; contemplative; direct; directly; forthwith; frontal; honest; immediate; immediately; in a moment; in a second; instantly; intense; nearly; now; perpendicular; prompt; quick; rapid; right away; right now; soon; speedy; straight; straight away; straightaway; swift; well-nigh; without delay
eben plain a moment ago; bluntly; close; close by; coarse; crude; even; flat; flatly; just now; level; only just; point blank; right; smooth; uniform; unwavering; vulgar
egal plain bluntly; close; close by; coarse; crude; even; flat; flatly; groundless; indifferent; level; point blank; regardless; smooth; unaffected; unfounded; uniform; unmoved; unperturbed; untouched; unwavering; vulgar
ehrlich blatant; downright; plain; sheer actual; contemplative; direct; effectively; fair; frank; frontal; genuine; heartfelt; honest; in fact; in truth; indeed; it's true; moderate; open; real; really; reasonable; right; serious; sincere; sporting; straight; sure; sure enough; to be sure; true; truly; upright
einfach blatant; downright; plain; sheer absolute; actual; austere; comfortable; common; commonly; considerate; customary; demure; discreet; downright; easily; easy; effortless; free; freely; frugal; genuine; grave; habitual; humble; in truth; indeed; it's true; just; just like that; light; mean; meek; modest; not difficult; not hard; of simple origin; ordinarily; ordinary; pedestrian; quite common; real; really; scanty; sedate; simple; simply; sober; straight; thoughtlessly; to be sure; truly; unaffected; uncomplicated; unobtrusive; unpretentious; usual; vile; without any warning; without pretentions
einfarbig plain monochrome; single coloured
fair blunt; crude; explicit; frank; openly; outspoken; overt; plain; square; straight; straightforward direct; fair; frank; frontal; honest; moderate; open; reasonable; right; sincere; sporting; sportsmanlike; straight; true; upright
fein blunt; crude; explicit; frank; openly; outspoken; overt; plain; square; straight; straightforward aesthetic; appealing; classical; classy; congenial; dainty; decorative; delicate; distinguished; easy going; elegant; endearing; engaging; enjoyable; esthetic; fair; fine; fragile; frail; frank; glamorous; glamourous; good; graceful; handsome; honest; in good style; in good taste; likable; lovely; nice; open; ornamental; personable; petite; pleasant; poor; pretty; ragged; ramshackle; rare; rarefied; refined; rickety; salutary; sincere; slender; slight; slim; small-boned; smart; snap; sophisticated; stylish; subtle; sympathetic; tasteful; tastefully; tender; teneous; thin; true; upright; weak; winsome; with class; wobbly; wonky
freigegeben blunt; crude; explicit; frank; openly; outspoken; overt; plain; square; straight; straightforward deserted; eased; opened; relaxed; released; slackened; uninhabited; vacant
freimütig blunt; forthright; frank; frankly; genially; openly; outright; outspoken; plain; plain-spoken; straight audacious; bold; candid; daring; dashing; dauntless; fearless; frank; frankly; liberal; manful; open-minded; openly; outspoken; unabashed; unconcealed; undaunted; uninhibited; unprejudiced
geradeheraus blunt; crude; explicit; forthright; frank; frankly; genially; openly; outright; outspoken; overt; plain; plain-spoken; square; straight; straightforward bluntly; contemplative; direct; fair; flatly; frank; frankly; freely; frontal; genuine; honest; open; openly; serious; sincere; straight; straightforward; true; unconcealed; upright
geradeweg blatant; downright; plain; sheer
gerecht blunt; crude; explicit; frank; openly; outspoken; overt; plain; square; straight; straightforward fair; frank; honest; justified; legitimate; open; reasoned; right; sincere; sporting; true; upright; warranted; well-founded
gewöhnlich common; ordinarily; ordinary; plain acceptable; as a rule; as usual; at set times; common; crude; current; customary; easy; effortless; free; freely; frequent; frequently; futile; generally; insignificant; light; meaningless; normal; regular; regularly; trifling; trivial; true to habit; unaffected; unimportant; unpretentious; unremarkable; usually; vulgar; without pretentions
geöffnet blunt; crude; explicit; frank; openly; outspoken; overt; plain; square; straight; straightforward opened; opened up; unlocked
gängig common; ordinarily; ordinary; plain acceptable; common; commonly; current; customary; habitual; mean; normal; ordinarily; ordinary; pedestrian; quite common; used to; usual; vile
herzlich blunt; crude; explicit; frank; openly; outspoken; overt; plain; square; straight; straightforward a kind manner; affectionate; alluring; amicable; amicably; appealing; attractive; benevolent; calm; calmly; charitabel; charming; clement; collected; composed; congenial; cool; cordial; cordially; deep; endearing; engaging; entrancing; equanimous; forgiving; friendly; generous; good-natured; gracious; heart-felt; hearty; kind; kindly; lenient; liberal; likable; lovely; merciful; mild; munificent; nice; open-handed; peaceful; placid; profound; quiet; quietly; restful; serene; silent; still; sweet; sympathetic; tranquil; unemotional; uneventful; unsparing; warm; warm-hearted; wholehearted; winsome
häßlich plain; ugly dubious; ghastly; grimy; hideous; horrible; macabre; nasty; not presentable; obscure; problematic; questionable; repellant; repellent; repulsive; revolting; scary; seedy; shabby; shady; shifty; sinister; slimy; spooky; suspect; suspicious; ugly; ugly as hell; ugly as sin; unattractive; uncertain; unreliable; unsightly
lauter blatant; downright; plain; sheer pure; straight
nicht hubsch plain
nichthäßlich plain
offenherzig blunt; crude; explicit; forthright; frank; frankly; genially; openly; outright; outspoken; overt; plain; plain-spoken; square; straight; straightforward fair; frank; honest; open; sincere; true; upright
ordinär common; ordinarily; ordinary; plain crude; racial; vulgar
pur blatant; blunt; crude; downright; explicit; frank; openly; outspoken; overt; plain; sheer; square; straight; straightforward absolute; cleaned; cleansed; cut; downright; edited; expurgated; fair; frank; genuine; honest; maidenly; open; pure; real; sincere; straight; tidied; true; unadulterated; unmixed; unspoiled; untainted; untouched; upright; virginal
rein blatant; blunt; crude; downright; explicit; frank; openly; outspoken; overt; plain; sheer; square; straight; straightforward absolute; chaste; clean; cleaned; cleansed; cut; downright; edited; expurgated; fresh; hygienic; immaculate; impeccable; maidenly; mere; natural; neat; pure; sanitary; spotless; stainless; straight; tidied; tidy; unadulterated; unbroached; unimpaired; unmixed; unopened; unspoiled; untainted; untouched; unused; unweakened; virgin; virginal
rundheraus blatant; blunt; downright; forthright; frank; frankly; genially; openly; outright; outspoken; plain; plain-spoken; sheer; straight bluntly; certain; certainly; contemplative; direct; flatly; frank; frankly; frontal; honest; of course; openly; positive; positively; straight; sure; sure and certain; unconcealed; undoubted
treu blunt; crude; explicit; frank; openly; outspoken; overt; plain; square; straight; straightforward faithful; loyal
treugesinnt blunt; crude; explicit; frank; openly; outspoken; overt; plain; square; straight; straightforward fair; faithful; frank; honest; loyal; open; sincere; true; upright
treuherzig blunt; crude; explicit; frank; openly; outspoken; overt; plain; square; straight; straightforward fair; frank; honest; open; sincere; true; upright
trivial common; ordinarily; ordinary; plain banal; base; below the belt; coarse; futile; gross; insignificant; low; mean; meaningless; nasty; not high; rotten; shabby; sheet; sordid

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Related Definitions for "plain":

  1. lacking embellishment or ornamentation1
    • a plain hair style1
  2. lacking in physical beauty or proportion1
    • a plain girl with a freckled face1
  3. free from any effort to soften to disguise1
    • the plain and unvarnished truth1
  4. clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment1
    • made his meaning plain1
    • it is plain that he is no reactionary1
    • in plain view1
  5. lacking patterns especially in color1
  6. not elaborate or elaborated; simple1
    • plain food1
    • stuck to the plain facts1
    • a plain blue suit1
    • a plain rectangular brick building1
  7. not mixed with extraneous elements1
    • plain water1
  8. unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly')1
    • he is plain stubborn1
  9. a basic knitting stitch1
  10. extensive tract of level open land1
    • they emerged from the woods onto a vast open plain1
  11. express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness1

Wiktionary Translations for plain:

plain
adjective
  1. ordinary; lacking adornment or ornamentation
  2. unseasoned
noun
  1. an expanse of land with relatively low relief
plain
adjective
  1. einfach (im Sinne von nicht aufwändig oder luxuriös)
  2. wenig strukturiert
  3. keine Schwierigkeiten habend; mühelos
  4. gleichmäßig flach (nicht notwendig waagerecht)
adverb
  1. ohne Umstände, schlichtweg, schlechterdings
noun
  1. normalerweise nur Singular: ebene, weiträumige (Rasen)fläche, Anger
  2. Geographie: lang ausgestreckte, flache, hügelfreie Landschaft unabhängig von ihrer Höhe über dem Meer

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
plain Fläche; Ebene vlakte — gebied met weinig of geen hoogteverschillen
plain klar; hell; anschaulich; bestimmt; deutlich; licht; lichtvoll clair — Qui a l’éclat du jour, de la lumière.
plain anschaulich; bestimmt; deutlich; klar limpide — Qui est clair, transparent.
plain Ebene plaineplat campagne, grande étendue de terre dans un pays uni.

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