plainer

Less visually complex

Plainer is the comparative form of plain—more plain.

Something plainer is simpler, less decorated, or more ordinary than something else: She chose the plainer of the two dresses.

Language that is plainer is clearer and more direct: Could you put that in plainer terms?

homelier

homelier

Less physically attractive

unadorned

barer

More uncovered

clearer

simpler

Less complex

Opposites
visual elaboration/decoration

plainerfancier

Enthusiast or breeder

flashier · lavisher · gaudier · frillier · busier

clarity/comprehensibility

plainerobscurer

One who darkens understanding

vaguer · murkier · darker · muddier

physical attractiveness

plainerprettier

More visually pleasing

more attractive · lovelier · handsomer · fairer

Phrases
Family

plain, complaint, plainly, complaining, plains, plaintive, complains, plainness, plainest

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