Qualities

Synonyms for plain

Two senses of plain live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 1, Foothills · 2 senses · adjective · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2adjectiveTier 1, FoothillsQualities

lacking embellishment or ornamentation

A plain hair style.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

spare

Same sentence, swapped: A spare hair style.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for plain as it is used in the sentence above.

sheer
apparent
regular

Sense 2 of 2adjectiveTier 3, RidgelineQualities

lacking in physical beauty or proportion

A plain girl with a freckled face.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

homely

Same sentence, swapped: A homely girl with a freckled face.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for plain as it is used in the sentence above.

sheer
apparent
regular

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Closest first: other qualities words at Foothills, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

advantagenounrewardbenefit resulting from some event or actionFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line agreementnoununderstandingthe statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promisesFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line aloneadjectiveonlyexclusive of anyone or anything elseFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line appealnouncharmattractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulatesFoothillsHas a reason line luminousadjectiveaglowsoftly bright or radiantHigh Camp luridadjectiveshockingglaringly vivid and graphicHigh Camp lushadjectivegrandostentatiously rich and superior in qualityRidgeline trulyadverbreallyin accordance with truth or fact or realityFoothillsHas a reason line

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