Plain

adj.

Level, flat: P. ὁμαλός, ἐπίπεδος, V. λευρός.

Smooth: P. and V. λεῖος.

Simple: P. and V. ἁπλοῦς. P. εἰλικρινής.

Candid: P. and V. ἁπλοῦς; see plain-spoken.

In plain speech: P. and V. ἁπλῶς. V. ὡς ἁπλῷ λόγῳ.

Not beautiful, ugly: P. and V. αἰσχρός, P. μοχθηρός, V. δύσμορφος.

Without device: V. ἄσημος.

Without embroidery (of stuffs): P. λεῖος (Thuc. 2. 97).

Easy to understand: P. and V. εὐμαθής (Xen.), σαφής, V. συνετός, εὐσύμβολος, εὐσύμβλητος, εὔσημος.

Clear: P. and V. δῆλος, ἔνδηλος, σαφής, ἐναργής, λαμπρός, φανερός, διαφανής, ἐκφανής, ἐμφανής, περιφανής, Ar. and P. εὔδηλος, κατάδηλος, P. ἐπιφανής, καταφανής, V. σαφηνής, τορός, τρανής, Ar. ἐπίδηλος.

Make plain, v.: P. and V. σαφηνίζειν (Xen.), διασαφεῖν (Plat.), V. ὀμματοῦν, ἐξομματοῦν, ἐκσημαίνειν; see Show, Explain.

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subs.

P. and V. πεδίον, τό, V. πλάξ, ἡ.

Of the plain, adj.: P. and V. πεδιάς (Plat. but rare P.), P. πεδιεινός.

Gods that haunt the plain: V. θεοὶ πεδιονόμοι.