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Plural of plain

regular plural

The plural of plain is plains.

Forms of plain

Singularplain /pleɪn/
Pluralplains /pleɪnz/
Countablecountable

Plains in a sentence

  • Many groups had migrated to western Europe from the plains of eastern Europe.From the entry migrate
  • At one time were bison on the American plains not merely abundant but superabundant: they seemed inexhaustible.From the entry superabundant
  • The land alternates between rocky hills and sandy plains.From the entry alternate
  • They came on horseback across the plains.From the entry horseback
  • Streams cut through open plains draping off the mountain ridge.From the entry drape off

Meaning of plain

  1. adjective Flat, level.
  2. adjective Ordinary; lacking adornment or ornamentation; unembellished.
  3. adjective Of just one colour; lacking a pattern.

Full definition of plain

Questions about the plural of plain

What is the plural of plain?
The plural of plain is plains.
Is plain countable?
Plain is a countable noun.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: plain (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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