The difference between Obvious and Plain

When used as adjectives, obvious means easily discovered, seen, or understood, 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 Obvious and Plain

  1. Obvious as an adjective:

    Easily discovered, seen, or understood; self-explanatory.

  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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