The difference between Apparent and Plain

When used as adjectives, apparent means capable of being seen, or easily seen, whereas plain means flat, level.

Plain is also noun with the meaning: a lamentation.

Plain is also adverb with the meaning: simply.

Plain is also verb with the meaning: to complain.

check bellow for the other definitions of Apparent and Plain

  1. Apparent as an adjective:

    Capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to the eye, eyely; within sight or view.

  2. Apparent as an adjective:

    Clear or manifest to the understanding; plain; evident; obvious; known; palpable; indubitable.

  3. Apparent as an adjective:

    Appearing to the eye or mind (distinguished from, but not necessarily opposed to, true or real); seeming.

  1. Plain as an adjective (now, _, rare, regional):

    Flat, level.

  2. Plain as an adjective (of food):

    Simple. Ordinary; lacking adornment or ornamentation; unembellished. Of just one colour; lacking a pattern. Simple in habits or qualities; unsophisticated, not exceptional, ordinary. Having only few ingredients, or no additional ingredients or seasonings; not elaborate, without toppings or extras. Containing no extended or nonprinting characters (especially in ).

    Examples:

    "He was dressed simply in plain black clothes."

    "a plain tune"

    "a plain pink polycotton skirt"

    "They're just plain people like you or me."

    "Would you like a poppy bagel or a plain bagel?"

  3. Plain as an adjective:

    Obvious. Evident to one's senses or reason; manifest, clear, unmistakable. Downright; total, unmistakable (as intensifier).

    Examples:

    "His answer was just plain nonsense."

  4. Plain as an adjective:

    Open. Honest and without deception; candid, open; blunt. Clear; unencumbered; equal; fair.

    Examples:

    "Let me be plain with you: I don't like her."

  5. Plain as an adjective:

    Not unusually beautiful; unattractive.

    Examples:

    "Throughout high school she worried that she had a rather plain face."

  1. Plain as an adverb (colloquial):

    Simply

    Examples:

    "It was just plain stupid."

    "I plain forgot."

  1. Plain as a noun (rare, poetic):

    A lamentation.

  1. Plain as a verb (reflexive, obsolete):

    To complain.

  2. Plain as a verb (ambitransitive, now, rare, poetic):

    To lament, bewail.

    Examples:

    "to plain a loss"

    "rfquotek Sir J. Harrington"

  1. Plain as a noun:

    An expanse of land with relatively low relief.

  2. Plain as a noun:

    A battlefield.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Arbuthnot"

  3. Plain as a noun (obsolete):

    A plane.

  1. Plain as a verb (obsolete, transitive):

    To level; to raze; to make plain or even on the surface.

  2. Plain as a verb (obsolete, transitive):

    To make plain or manifest; to explain.

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