Nouns (5)
knit, knit stitch, plain stitch
n. a basic knitting stitch
field, champaign
n. extensive tract of level open land; "they emerged from the woods onto a vast open plain"; "he longed for the fields of his youth"
Verbs (8)
complain, quetch, kvetch, express complaints, sound off, express displeasure, express unhappiness, express discontent
v. express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness; "My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot to kick about"
Adverbs (2)
plainly, clearly
adv. unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly'); "the answer is obviously wrong"; "she was in bed and evidently in great pain"; "he was manifestly too important to leave off the guest list"; "it is all patently nonsense"; "she has apparently been living here for some time"; "I thought he owned the property, but apparently not"; "You are plainly wrong"; "he is plain stubborn"
Adjectives (25)
plain
adj. not elaborate or elaborated; simple; "plain food"; "stuck to the plain facts"; "a plain blue suit"; "a plain rectangular brick building"
plain
adj. not elaborate or elaborated; simple; "plain food"; "stuck to the plain facts"; "a plain blue suit"; "a plain rectangular brick building"
homely
adj. lacking in physical beauty or proportion; "a homely child"; "several of the buildings were downright homely"; "a plain girl with a freckled face"
unvarnished
adj. free from any effort to soften to disguise; "the plain and unvarnished truth"; "the unvarnished candor of old people and children"
unpatterned
adj. lacking patterns especially in color
literal
adj. without interpretation or embellishment; "a literal depiction of the scene before him"
straight
adj. (unsarcastic)
unembellished, unornamented
adj. lacking embellishment or ornamentation; "a plain hair style"; "unembellished white walls"; "functional architecture featuring stark unornamented concrete"
simple, modest, unostentatious
adj. free from pomp or affectation; "comfortable but modest cottages"; "a simple rectangular brick building"; "a simple man with simple tastes"
sheer, unmixed, unmingled
adj. not mixed with extraneous elements; "plain water"; "sheer wine"; "not an unmixed blessing"
lay, popular, nontechnical, unspecialized, untechnical
adj. not characteristic of or skilled in applied arts and sciences; "nontechnical aspects of the job"; "nontechnical training"; "an untechnical reader"; "in clear effective nontechnical language"
patent, manifest, clear, evident, apparent
adj. clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment; "the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields"; "evident hostility"; "manifest disapproval"; "patent advantages"; "made his meaning plain"; "it is plain that he is no reactionary"; "in plain view"
Fuzzynyms (275)
tableland, plateau
n. a relatively flat highland
prairie
n. a treeless grassy plain
level, floor, storey, story
n. a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale; "what level is the office on?"
groan, moan
v. indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure; "The students groaned when the professor got out the exam booklets"; "The ancient door soughed when opened"
definite
adj. precise; explicit and clearly defined; "I want a definite answer"; "a definite statement of the terms of the will"; "a definite amount"; "definite restrictions on the sale of alcohol"; "the wedding date is now definite"; "a definite drop in attendance"
express
adj. not tacit or implied; "her express wish"
unambiguous, unequivocal
adj. admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding; having only one meaning or interpretation and leading to only one conclusion; "unequivocal evidence"; "took an unequivocal position"; "an unequivocal success"; "an unequivocal promise"; "an unequivocal (or univocal) statement"
definitive, unequivocal
adj. clearly defined or formulated; "the plain and unequivocal language of the laws"- R.B.Taney
unambiguous
adj. having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; "As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous"- Mario Vargas Llosa
open, overt
adj. open and observable; not secret or hidden; "an overt lie"; "overt hostility"; "overt intelligence gathering"; "open ballots"
clear, distinct, marked, noticeable
adj. recognizable; marked; "noticed a distinct improvement"; "at a distinct (or decided) disadvantage"
open, blazing, conspicuous, blatant
adj. without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious; "blatant disregard of the law"; "a blatant appeal to vanity"; "a blazing indiscretion"
plain, patent, manifest, clear, evident, apparent
adj. clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment; "the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields"; "evident hostility"; "manifest disapproval"; "patent advantages"; "made his meaning plain"; "it is plain that he is no reactionary"; "in plain view"
crying, rank, gross, egregious, flagrant
adj. conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible; "a crying shame"; "an egregious lie"; "flagrant violation of human rights"; "a glaring error"; "gross ineptitude"; "gross injustice"; "rank treachery"
naked, undisguised
adj. "naked ambition"
plain, unembellished, unornamented
adj. lacking embellishment or ornamentation; "a plain hair style"; "unembellished white walls"; "functional architecture featuring stark unornamented concrete"
plain, patent, manifest, clear, evident, apparent
adj. clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment; "the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields"; "evident hostility"; "manifest disapproval"; "patent advantages"; "made his meaning plain"; "it is plain that he is no reactionary"; "in plain view"
artless
adj. simple and natural; without cunning or deceit; "an artless manner"; "artless elegance"
pure
adj. (used of persons or behaviors) having no faults; sinless; "I felt pure and sweet as a new baby"- Sylvia Plath; "pure as the driven snow"
natural, casual
adj. not showing effort or strain; "a difficult feat performed with casual mastery"; "careless grace"
ugly
adj. displeasing to the senses; "an ugly face"; "ugly furniture"
plain, patent, manifest, clear, evident, apparent
adj. clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment; "the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields"; "evident hostility"; "manifest disapproval"; "patent advantages"; "made his meaning plain"; "it is plain that he is no reactionary"; "in plain view"
humble
adj. marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful; "a humble apology"; "essentially humble...and self-effacing, he achieved the highest formal honors and distinctions"- B.K.Malinowski
servile
adj. submissive or fawning in attitude or behavior; "spoke in a servile tone"; "the incurably servile housekeeper"; "servile tasks such as floor scrubbing and barn work"
plain
adj. not elaborate or elaborated; simple; "plain food"; "stuck to the plain facts"; "a plain blue suit"; "a plain rectangular brick building"
plain, patent, manifest, clear, evident, apparent
adj. clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment; "the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields"; "evident hostility"; "manifest disapproval"; "patent advantages"; "made his meaning plain"; "it is plain that he is no reactionary"; "in plain view"
mere, simple, bare
adj. unornamented; "a simple country schoolhouse"; "her black dress--simple to austerity"
basic, fundamental, ultimate, elemental
adj. furthest or highest in degree or order; utmost or extreme; "the ultimate achievement"; "the ultimate question"; "man's ultimate destiny"; "the ultimate insult"; "one's ultimate goal in life"
plain, patent, manifest, clear, evident, apparent
adj. clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment; "the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields"; "evident hostility"; "manifest disapproval"; "patent advantages"; "made his meaning plain"; "it is plain that he is no reactionary"; "in plain view"
Spartan
adj. of or relating to or characteristic of Sparta or its people
absolute, rank, gross, perfect, utter, sheer, pure, stark, arrant, double-dyed, out-and-out, sodding, staring
adj. without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers; "an arrant fool"; "a complete coward"; "a consummate fool"; "a double-dyed villain"; "gross negligence"; "a perfect idiot"; "pure folly"; "what a sodding mess"; "stark staring mad"; "a thoroughgoing villain"; "utter nonsense"; "the unadulterated truth"
plain, patent, manifest, clear, evident, apparent
adj. clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment; "the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields"; "evident hostility"; "manifest disapproval"; "patent advantages"; "made his meaning plain"; "it is plain that he is no reactionary"; "in plain view"
ordinary
adj. lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered; "average people"; "the ordinary (or common) man in the street"
normal, average
adj. conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm; not abnormal; "serve wine at normal room temperature"; "normal diplomatic relations"; "normal working hours"; "normal word order"; "normal curiosity"; "the normal course of events"
fair, middling, average, mediocre
adj. lacking exceptional quality or ability; "a novel of average merit"; "only a fair performance of the sonata"; "in fair health"; "the caliber of the students has gone from mediocre to above average"; "the performance was middling at best"
ordinary
adj. not exceptional in any way especially in quality or ability or size or degree; "ordinary everyday objects"; "ordinary decency"; "an ordinary day"; "an ordinary wine"
plain, patent, manifest, clear, evident, apparent
adj. clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment; "the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields"; "evident hostility"; "manifest disapproval"; "patent advantages"; "made his meaning plain"; "it is plain that he is no reactionary"; "in plain view"
regular, customary
adj. in accord with regular practice or procedure; "took his regular morning walk"; "her regular bedtime"
inexpensive, low-cost, low-priced
adj. that you have the financial means for; "low-cost housing"
routine, usual, everyday, mundane, quotidian, workaday, unremarkable
adj. found in the ordinary course of events; "a placid everyday scene"; "it was a routine day"; "there's nothing quite like a real...train conductor to add color to a quotidian commute"- Anita Diamant
conspicuous, obvious
adj. noticeable in an unpleasant way: "equally obtrusive was the graffiti"
plain, sheer, unmixed, unmingled
adj. not mixed with extraneous elements; "plain water"; "sheer wine"; "not an unmixed blessing"
open, overt
adj. open and observable; not secret or hidden; "an overt lie"; "overt hostility"; "overt intelligence gathering"; "open ballots"
artless
adj. simple and natural; without cunning or deceit; "an artless manner"; "artless elegance"
natural
adj. existing in or produced by nature; not artificial or imitation; "a natural pearl"; "natural gas"; "natural silk"; "natural blonde hair"; "a natural sweetener"; "natural fertilizers"
mere, simple, bare
adj. unornamented; "a simple country schoolhouse"; "her black dress--simple to austerity"
basic, fundamental, ultimate, elemental
adj. furthest or highest in degree or order; utmost or extreme; "the ultimate achievement"; "the ultimate question"; "man's ultimate destiny"; "the ultimate insult"; "one's ultimate goal in life"
plain, simple, modest, unostentatious
adj. free from pomp or affectation; "comfortable but modest cottages"; "a simple rectangular brick building"; "a simple man with simple tastes"
Spartan
adj. of or relating to or characteristic of Sparta or its people
absolute, rank, gross, perfect, utter, sheer, pure, stark, arrant, double-dyed, out-and-out, sodding, staring
adj. without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers; "an arrant fool"; "a complete coward"; "a consummate fool"; "a double-dyed villain"; "gross negligence"; "a perfect idiot"; "pure folly"; "what a sodding mess"; "stark staring mad"; "a thoroughgoing villain"; "utter nonsense"; "the unadulterated truth"
conspicuous, obvious
adj. obvious to the eye or mind; "a tower conspicuous at a great distance"; "wore conspicuous neckties"; "made herself conspicuous by her exhibitionistic preening"
evident, observable
adj. capable of being seen or noticed; "a discernible change in attitude"; "a clearly evident erasure in the manuscript"; "an observable change in behavior"
noticeable
adj. capable or worthy of being perceived; "noticeable shadows under her eyes"; "noticeable for its vivid historical background"; "a noticeable lack of friendliness"
direct
adj. extended senses; direct in means or manner or behavior or language or action; "a direct question"; "a direct response"; "a direct approach"
distinct
adj. clearly or sharply defined to the mind; "clear-cut evidence of tampering"; "Claudius was the first to invade Britain with distinct...intentions of conquest"; "trenchant distinctions between right and wrong"
plain, homely
adj. lacking in physical beauty or proportion; "a homely child"; "several of the buildings were downright homely"; "a plain girl with a freckled face"
humble
adj. marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful; "a humble apology"; "essentially humble...and self-effacing, he achieved the highest formal honors and distinctions"- B.K.Malinowski
retiring, unassuming
adj. not arrogant or presuming; "unassuming to a fault, skeptical about the value of his work"; "a shy retiring girl"
simple, humble
adj. unornamented; "a simple country schoolhouse"; "her black dress--simple to austerity"
legible
adj. (of handwriting, print, etc.) able to be read; "legible handwriting"
limpid, lucid, luculent, pellucid, perspicuous, understandable, comprehensible
adj. (of language) transparently clear; easily understandable; "writes in a limpid style"; "lucid directions"; "a luculent oration"- Robert Burton; "pellucid prose"; "a crystal clear explanation"; "a perspicuous argument"
explicit, expressed
adj. precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable; leaving nothing to implication; "explicit instructions"; "she made her wishes explicit"; "explicit sexual scenes"
vernacular, common, vulgar, nonliterary
adj. being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language; "common parlance"; "a vernacular term"; "vernacular speakers"; "the vulgar tongue of the masses"; "the technical and vulgar names for an animal species"
naked, undisguised
adj. "naked ambition"
ordinary
adj. not exceptional in any way especially in quality or ability or size or degree; "ordinary everyday objects"; "ordinary decency"; "an ordinary day"; "an ordinary wine"
plain, lay, popular, nontechnical, unspecialized, untechnical
adj. not characteristic of or skilled in applied arts and sciences; "nontechnical aspects of the job"; "nontechnical training"; "an untechnical reader"; "in clear effective nontechnical language"
regular, customary
adj. in accord with regular practice or procedure; "took his regular morning walk"; "her regular bedtime"
normal, average
adj. conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm; not abnormal; "serve wine at normal room temperature"; "normal diplomatic relations"; "normal working hours"; "normal word order"; "normal curiosity"; "the normal course of events"
clear, distinct, marked, noticeable
adj. recognizable; marked; "noticed a distinct improvement"; "at a distinct (or decided) disadvantage"
open, blazing, conspicuous, blatant
adj. without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious; "blatant disregard of the law"; "a blatant appeal to vanity"; "a blazing indiscretion"
plain
adj. not elaborate or elaborated; simple; "plain food"; "stuck to the plain facts"; "a plain blue suit"; "a plain rectangular brick building"
crying, rank, gross, egregious, flagrant
adj. conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible; "a crying shame"; "an egregious lie"; "flagrant violation of human rights"; "a glaring error"; "gross ineptitude"; "gross injustice"; "rank treachery"
big, large, prominent
adj. conspicuous in position or importance; "a big figure in the movement"; "big man on campus"; "he's very large in financial circles"; "a prominent citizen"
notable, celebrated, illustrious, noted, famed, far-famed, famous, renowned
adj. widely known and esteemed; "a famous actor"; "a celebrated musician"; "a famed scientist"; "an illustrious judge"; "a notable historian"; "a renowned painter"
pure
adj. free of extraneous elements of any kind; "pure air and water"; "pure gold"; "pure primary colors"; "the violin's pure and lovely song"; "pure tones"; "pure oxygen"
plain
adj. not elaborate or elaborated; simple; "plain food"; "stuck to the plain facts"; "a plain blue suit"; "a plain rectangular brick building"
plain, unembellished, unornamented
adj. lacking embellishment or ornamentation; "a plain hair style"; "unembellished white walls"; "functional architecture featuring stark unornamented concrete"
tangible, palpable
adj. capable of being perceived by the senses or the mind; especially capable of being handled or touched or felt; "a barely palpable dust"; "felt sudden anger in a palpable wave"; "the air was warm and close--palpable as cotton"
undeniable
adj. not possible to deny
beyond doubt, indubitable
adj. too obvious to be doubted
clear-cut, unmistakable, clear cut
adj. clearly evident to the mind; "his opposition to slavery was unmistakable"
unpretentious
adj. lacking pretension or affectation; "an unpretentious country church"; "her quiet unpretentious demeanor"
visible
adj. obvious to the eye; "a visible change of expression"
empty
adj. holding or containing nothing; "an empty glass"; "an empty room"; "full of empty seats"; "empty hours"
positive, incontrovertible, irrefutable
adj. impossible to deny or disprove; "incontrovertible proof of the defendant's innocence"; "proof positive"; "an irrefutable argument"
determinant, determinative, deciding, conclusive, determining, influential
adj. having the power or quality of deciding; "the crucial experiment"; "cast the deciding vote"; "the determinative (or determinant) battle"
decisive
adj. determining or having the power to determine an outcome; "cast the decisive vote"; "two factors had a decisive influence"
proved, proven
adj. established beyond doubt; "a proven liar"; "a Soviet leader of proven shrewdness"
undisputed, unchallenged, undoubted, unquestioned
adj. generally agreed upon; not subject to dispute; "the accepted interpretation of the poem"; "an accepted theory"; "the undisputed fact"
unquestionable
adj. incapable of being questioned; "unquestionable authority"
obviously, evidently, manifestly, patently
adv. unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly'); "the answer is obviously wrong"; "she was in bed and evidently in great pain"; "he was manifestly too important to leave off the guest list"; "it is all patently nonsense"; "she has apparently been living here for some time"; "I thought he owned the property, but apparently not"; "You are plainly wrong"; "he is plain stubborn"
apparently, seemingly, ostensibly, on the face of it, to the eye
adv. from appearances alone; "irrigation often produces bumper crops from apparently desert land"; "the child is seemingly healthy but the doctor is concerned"; "had been ostensibly frank as to his purpose while really concealing it"-Thomas Hardy; "on the face of it the problem seems minor"
undoubtedly, doubtless, beyond any doubt, beyond question, without doubt
adv. "It's undoubtedly very beautiful"
Synonyms (93)
broad, unsubtle
adj. lacking subtlety; obvious; "gave us a broad hint that it was time to leave"
clear-cut, unmistakable, clear cut
adj. clearly evident to the mind; "his opposition to slavery was unmistakable"
distinct
adj. clearly or sharply defined to the mind; "clear-cut evidence of tampering"; "Claudius was the first to invade Britain with distinct...intentions of conquest"; "trenchant distinctions between right and wrong"
limpid, lucid, luculent, pellucid, perspicuous, understandable, comprehensible
adj. (of language) transparently clear; easily understandable; "writes in a limpid style"; "lucid directions"; "a luculent oration"- Robert Burton; "pellucid prose"; "a crystal clear explanation"; "a perspicuous argument"
prima facie
adj. as it seems at first sight; "a prima facie case of murder"
vivid
adj. having the clarity and freshness of immediate experience; "a vivid recollection"
simple
adj. having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved; "a simple problem"; "simple mechanisms"; "a simple design"; "a simple substance"
unadorned, undecorated
adj. not decorated with something to increase its beauty or distinction
unrhetorical
adj. not rhetorical
unpretentious
adj. lacking pretension or affectation; "an unpretentious country church"; "her quiet unpretentious demeanor"
drab, dreary
adj. lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise; "her drab personality"; "life was drab compared with the more exciting life style overseas"; "a series of dreary dinner parties"
grotty
adj. very unpleasant or offensive ; "a grotty little play"
off-putting, unappealing
adj. tending to repel; "The trappings of upper-class life are off-putting and sterile"- Elizabeth Hess
subfusc
adj. devoid of brightness or appeal; "a subfusc mining town"; "dark subfusc clothing"
unlovely, unpicturesque
adj. without beauty or charm
unprepossessing, unpresentable
adj. creating an unfavorable or neutral first impression
bluff, frank, blunt, outspoken, candid, free-spoken, plainspoken, point-blank
adj. characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion; "blunt talking and straight shooting"; "a blunt New England farmer"; "I gave them my candid opinion"; "forthright criticism"; "a forthright approach to the problem"; "tell me what you think--and you may just as well be frank"; "it is possible to be outspoken without being rude"; "plainspoken and to the point"; "a point-blank accusation"
foursquare, head-on, downright, flat-footed, forthright, straightforward
adj. without evasion or compromise: "a direct approach"; "a downright kind of person"; "a flat-footed refusal"; "forthright criticism"; "a foursquare refusal to yield"; "his usual head-on fashion"; "a straightforward account of the accident"
no-nonsense
adj. not tolerating irrelevancies; "the no-nonsense tones of a stern parent"
matter-of-fact, prosaic
adj. not fanciful or imaginative; "local guides describe the history of various places in matter-of-fact tones"; "a prosaic and unimaginative essay"
pleasant, droll
adj. (unsarcastic)
honest
adj. without pretensions; "worked at an honest trade"; "good honest food"
unpompous
adj. not pompous
axenic, uncontaminated
adj. used of cultures of microorganisms; not contaminated by or completely free of the presence of other organisms; "an axenic culture"
clean, unpolluted
adj. "clean water"; "unpolluted streams"
clear
adj. (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims; "efforts to obtain a clean bass in orchestral recordings"; "clear laughter like a waterfall"; "clear reds and blues"; "a light lilting voice like a silver bell"
fine
adj. free from impurities; having a high or specified degree of purity; "gold 21 carats fine"
native
adj. as found in nature in the elemental form; "native copper"
sublimate, refined, purified
adj. made pure
unadulterated
adj. not mixed with impurities; "unadulterated maple syrup"
unalloyed
adj. free from admixture; "unalloyed metal"; "unalloyed pleasure"
undefiled, uncorrupted
adj. (of language) not having its purity or excellence debased; "uncorrupted English"; "learn to speak pure English undefiled"- Van Wyck Brooks
at large, in general, as a whole
adj. "the country at large"; "I enjoyed the play as a whole though I thought the acting could have been better"
at-large
adj. representing the whole of a state or body rather than one specific division or part of it: "ambassador-at-large"
broad, nonspecific, unspecific
adj. not detailed or specific; "a broad rule"; "the broad outlines of the plan"; "felt an unspecific dread"
widespread, generalized
adj. widely circulated or diffused; "a widespread doctrine"; "widespread fear of nuclear war"
general-purpose, all-purpose
adj. not limited in use or function
generic
adj. applicable to an entire class or group; "is there a generic Asian mind?"
gross
adj. lacking fine distinctions or detail; "the gross details of the structure appear reasonable"
mass, large-scale
adj. "mass destruction"
miscellaneous
adj. constituting a grab-bag category; "the usual collection of miscellaneous expenses"
overall
adj. involving only main features; "the overall pattern of his life"
pandemic
adj. existing everywhere; "pandemic fear of nuclear war"
pervading, pervasive
adj. spreading or spread throughout; "armed with permeative irony...he punctures affectations"; "the pervasive odor of garlic"; "an error is pervasive if it is material to more than one conclusion"
taken for granted, axiomatic, self-evident
adj. evident without proof or argument; "an axiomatic truth"; "we hold these truths to be self-evident"
demonstrable, provable
adj. capable of being demonstrated or proved; "obvious lies"; "a demonstrable lack of concern for the general welfare"; "practical truth provable to all men"- Walter Bagehot
self-explanatory
adj. needing no explanation
transparent
adj. easily understood or seen through (because of a lack of subtlety); "a transparent explanation"; "a transparent lie"
writ large
adj. made more obvious or prominent; "the effect of...his irregular life could be seen writ large on his gaunt features"
Antonyms (38)
cheer, cheer up, chirk up
v. become cheerful
unclear
adj. not clear to the mind; "the law itself was unclear on that point"; "the reason for their actions is unclear to this day"
opaque
adj. not clear; not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy; "opaque windows of the jail"; "opaque to X-rays"
fancy
adj. not plain; decorative or ornamented; "fancy handwriting"; "fancy clothes"
elaborate, intricate
adj. marked by complexity and richness of detail; "an elaborate lace pattern"
lacy, lacelike
adj. made of or resembling lace; "a lacy gown"; "a lacy leaf"
pretentious
adj. making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction; "a pretentious country house"; "a pretentious fraud"; "a pretentious scholarly edition"
attractive
adj. pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm; "a remarkably attractive young man"; "an attractive personality"; "attractive clothes"; "a book with attractive illustrations"
beautiful
adj. delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration; "a beautiful child"; "beautiful country"; "a beautiful painting"; "a beautiful theory"; "a beautiful party"
lowering, dark, heavy, threatening
adj. darkened by clouds; "a heavy sky"
patterned
adj. having patterns (especially colorful patterns)
pretentious
adj. making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction; "a pretentious country house"; "a pretentious fraud"; "a pretentious scholarly edition"
elegant
adj. refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style; "elegant handwriting"; "an elegant dark suit"; "she was elegant to her fingertips"; "small churches with elegant white spires"; "an elegant mathematical solution--simple and precise and lucid"
flash, gaudy, brassy, vulgar, flashy, cheap, loud, meretricious, tawdry, garish, gimcrack, tacky, trashy
adj. tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments"
overblown, grandiloquent, pompous, pontifical, portentous
adj. puffed up with vanity; "a grandiloquent and boastful manner"; "overblown oratory"; "a pompous speech"; "pseudo-scientific gobbledygook and pontifical hooey"- Newsweek
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