The difference between Manifest and Plain
When used as nouns, manifest means a list or invoice of the passengers or goods being carried by a commercial vehicle or ship, whereas plain means a lamentation.
When used as verbs, manifest means to show plainly, whereas plain means to complain.
When used as adjectives, manifest means evident to the senses, especially to the sight, whereas plain means flat, level.
Plain is also adverb with the meaning: simply.
check bellow for the other definitions of Manifest and Plain
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Manifest as an adjective:
Evident to the senses, especially to the sight; apparent; distinctly perceived.
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Manifest as an adjective:
Obvious to the understanding; apparent to the mind; easily apprehensible; plain; not obscure or hidden.
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Manifest as an adjective (rare, used with "of"):
Detected; convicted.
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Manifest as a noun:
A list or invoice of the passengers or goods being carried by a commercial vehicle or ship.
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Manifest as a noun (computing):
A file containing metadata describing other files.
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Manifest as a noun (obsolete):
A public declaration; an open statement; a manifesto.
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Manifest as a verb:
To show plainly; to make to appear distinctly, usually to the mind; to put beyond question or doubt; to display; to exhibit.
Examples:
"His courage manifested itself through the look on his face."
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Manifest as a verb:
To exhibit the manifests or prepared invoices of; to declare at the customhouse.
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Plain as an adjective (now, _, rare, regional):
Flat, level.
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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?"
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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."
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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."
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Plain as an adjective:
Not unusually beautiful; unattractive.
Examples:
"Throughout high school she worried that she had a rather plain face."
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Plain as an adverb (colloquial):
Simply
Examples:
"It was just plain stupid."
"I plain forgot."
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Plain as a noun (rare, poetic):
A lamentation.
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Plain as a verb (reflexive, obsolete):
To complain.
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Plain as a verb (ambitransitive, now, rare, poetic):
To lament, bewail.
Examples:
"to plain a loss"
"rfquotek Sir J. Harrington"
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Plain as a noun:
An expanse of land with relatively low relief.
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Plain as a noun:
A battlefield.
Examples:
"rfquotek Arbuthnot"
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Plain as a noun (obsolete):
A plane.
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Plain as a verb (obsolete, transitive):
To level; to raze; to make plain or even on the surface.
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Plain as a verb (obsolete, transitive):
To make plain or manifest; to explain.