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===adjective===
 
[[level]], [[flat]]: [[prose|P.]] [[ὁμαλός]], [[ἐπίπεδος]], [[verse|V.]] [[λευρός]].
 
[[smooth]]: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[λεῖος]].
 
[[simple]]: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[ἁπλοῦς]]. [[prose|P.]] [[εἰλικρινής]].
 
[[candid]]: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[ἁπλοῦς]]; see [[plain-spoken]].
 
[[in plain speech]]: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[ἁπλῶς]]. [[verse|V.]] [[ὡς ἁπλῷ λόγῳ]].
 
[[not beautiful]], [[ugly]]: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[αἰσχρός]], [[prose|P.]] [[μοχθηρός]], [[verse|V.]] [[δύσμορφος]].
 
[[without device]]: [[verse|V.]] [[ἄσημος]].
 
[[without]] [[embroidery]] (of [[stuff]]s): [[prose|P.]] [[λεῖος]] ([[Thucydides|Thuc.]] 2. 97).
 
[[easy to understand]]: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[εὐμαθής]] ([[Xenophon|Xen.]]), [[σαφής]], [[verse|V.]] [[συνετός]], [[εὐσύμβολος]], [[εὐσύμβλητος]], [[εὔσημος]].
 
[[clear]]: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[δῆλος]], [[ἔνδηλος]], [[σαφής]], [[ἐναργής]], [[λαμπρός]], [[φανερός]], [[διαφανής]], [[ἐκφανής]], [[ἐμφανής]], [[περιφανής]], [[Aristophanes|Ar.]] and [[prose|P.]] [[εὔδηλος]], [[κατάδηλος]], [[prose|P.]] [[ἐπιφανής]], [[καταφανής]], [[verse|V.]] [[σαφηνής]], [[τορός]], [[τρανής]], [[Aristophanes|Ar.]] [[ἐπίδηλος]].
 
[[make plain]]: v.: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[σαφηνίζειν]] ([[Xenophon|Xen.]]), [[διασαφεῖν]] ([[Plato]]), [[verse|V.]] [[ὀμματοῦν]], [[ἐξομματοῦν]], [[ἐκσημαίνειν]]; see [[show]], [[explain]].
 
===substantive===
 
[[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[πεδίον]], τό, [[verse|V.]] [[πλάξ]], ἡ.
 
of the [[plain]], adj.: [[prose|P.]] and [[verse|V.]] [[πεδιάς]] ([[Plato]] but rare [[prose|P.]]), [[prose|P.]] [[πεδιεινός]].
 
[[gods that haunt the plain]]: [[verse|V.]] [[θεοὶ πεδιονόμοι]].
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adjective

level, flat: P. ὁμαλός, ἐπίπεδος, V. λευρός.

smooth: P. and V. λεῖος.

simple: P. and V. ἁπλοῦς. P. εἰλικρινής.

candid: P. and V. ἁπλοῦς; see plain-spoken.

in plain speech: P. and V. ἁπλῶς. V. ὡς ἁπλῷ λόγῳ.

not beautiful, ugly: P. and V. αἰσχρός, P. μοχθηρός, V. δύσμορφος.

without device: V. ἄσημος.

without embroidery (of stuffs): P. λεῖος (Thuc. 2. 97).

easy to understand: P. and V. εὐμαθής (Xen.), σαφής, V. συνετός, εὐσύμβολος, εὐσύμβλητος, εὔσημος.

clear: P. and V. δῆλος, ἔνδηλος, σαφής, ἐναργής, λαμπρός, φανερός, διαφανής, ἐκφανής, ἐμφανής, περιφανής, Ar. and P. εὔδηλος, κατάδηλος, P. ἐπιφανής, καταφανής, V. σαφηνής, τορός, τρανής, Ar. ἐπίδηλος.

make plain: v.: P. and V. σαφηνίζειν (Xen.), διασαφεῖν (Plato), V. ὀμματοῦν, ἐξομματοῦν, ἐκσημαίνειν; see show, explain.

substantive

P. and V. πεδίον, τό, V. πλάξ, ἡ.

of the plain, adj.: P. and V. πεδιάς (Plato but rare P.), P. πεδιεινός.

gods that haunt the plain: V. θεοὶ πεδιονόμοι.