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    plain-looking

    adjective

    • 1. not beautiful, distinctive, or remarkable in appearance: "she is, under the make-up and hair, a very plain-looking girl"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › thesaurusPLAIN-LOOKING - 22 Synonyms and Antonyms - Cambridge English

    adjective. These are words and phrases related to plain-looking. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. HOMELY. Synonyms. homely. plain. not good-looking. ordinary. drab. unattractive. ill-favored. uncomely. unhandsome. graceless. ungraceful. rather ugly. Antonyms. beautiful. gorgeous. pretty. handsome. comely. lovely. attractive.

  3. www.oed.com › dictionary › plain-looking_adjplain-looking adjective - Oxford English Dictionary

    The earliest known use of the adjective plain-looking is in the mid 1700s. OED's earliest evidence for plain-looking is from 1744, in the writing of ‘H. Polesworth’. plain-looking is formed within English, by compounding.

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    Find 423 synonyms for plain-looking and other similar words that you can use instead from our thesaurus.

  5. premium-oxforddictionaries-com.libproxy.ucl.ac.ukplain-looking - definition of plain-looking in English from the...

    not beautiful, distinctive, or remarkable in appearance: she is, under the make-up and hair, a very plain-looking girl plain-looking food More example sentences Walking around town, you'd see an awful lot of plain-looking individuals with nothing distinctive about them.

  6. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › plain-lookingplain-looking - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Oct 12, 2019 · plain-looking (comparative more plain-looking, superlative most plain-looking) Physically unattractive (of a person). Not beautiful, distinctive, or remarkable in appearance. Not too pretty, or too ugly; normal.

  7. www.definitions.net › definition › plain-lookingWhat does plain-looking mean? - Definitions.net

    Nov 4, 2019 · Definition of plain-looking in the Definitions.net dictionary. Meaning of plain-looking. Information and translations of plain-looking in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on the web.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › english-thesaurus › plain-lookingSynonyms of PLAIN-LOOKING | Collins American English Thesaurus

    Synonyms for PLAIN-LOOKING: unattractive, ugly, homely, plain, displeasing, unappealing, unlovely, unprepossessing, ugly-looking, no oil painting, …

  9. www.powerthesaurus.org › plain-lookingPLAIN-LOOKING in Thesaurus: 100+ Synonyms & Antonyms for ...

    What's the definition of Plain-looking in thesaurus? Most related words/phrases with sentence examples define Plain-looking meaning and usage.

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    Learn the definition of 'plain-looking'. Check out the pronunciation, synonyms and grammar. Browse the use examples 'plain-looking' in the great English corpus.