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PRONUNCIATION OF PLAIN-SPOKEN

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PLAIN-SPOKEN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Plain-Spoken is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PLAIN-SPOKEN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of plain-spoken in the English dictionary

The definition of plain-spoken in the dictionary is candid; frank; blunt.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PLAIN-SPOKEN

plain flour
plain language
Plain of Jezreel
Plain of Sharon
plain sailing
plain speaking
plain text
plain turkey
plain yoghurt
plain-clothes
plain-laid
plainant
plainchant
plainclothesman
plainclothesmen
plainful
plainish
plainly
plainness
plains

WORDS THAT END LIKE PLAIN-SPOKEN

bespoken
broken
by the same token
fair-spoken
forespoken
forspoken
free-spoken
Hoboken
outspoken
rough-spoken
short-spoken
slow-spoken
smooth-spoken
soft-spoken
spoken
token
unbespoken
unbroken
unspoken
well-spoken

Synonyms and antonyms of plain-spoken in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PLAIN-SPOKEN»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «plain-spoken» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of plain-spoken

Translation of «plain-spoken» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PLAIN-SPOKEN

Find out the translation of plain-spoken to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of plain-spoken from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «plain-spoken» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

纯口语
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

- llano hablado
570 millions of speakers

English

plain-spoken
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सादे बात
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سهل الكلام
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

откровенный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

plain- falada
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঠোঁটকাটা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

qui a son franc-parler
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tegas
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Klar gesprochenen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

プレーン話し言葉
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

일반 음성
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kosong-dipocapake
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đồng bằng văn nói
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எளிய பேச்சு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

साधा बोलणारा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Düz-sözlü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

plain- spoken
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

plain - spoken
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

відвертий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

simplu - vorbit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

απλό - προφορικό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

plain- gesproke
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vanlig talad
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

plain - spoken
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of plain-spoken

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PLAIN-SPOKEN»

The term «plain-spoken» is regularly used and occupies the 104.183 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PLAIN-SPOKEN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «plain-spoken» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «plain-spoken» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about plain-spoken

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PLAIN-SPOKEN»

Discover the use of plain-spoken in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to plain-spoken and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
What We Believe and Why: An Insightful, Accessible, ...
About the author: The Reverend Doctor George Byron Koch (pronounced coke) is Pastor and teacher at Resurrection Anglican Church in West Chicago, Illinois (USA), though this book is intentionally neither Anglican nor denominational in ...
George Byron Koch, George August Koch, 2012
2
Something Simple, Plain-Spoken
Something Simple, Plain-Spoken Copyright 2007 by Caridad Svich All rights reserved. For performance enquiries ... or www.nopassport.org ISBN: 978-1-105- 94347-8 Something Simple, Plain-Spoken Characters: THEO, a man in his late. 2 .
Caridad Svich, 2012
3
The Carrier Crisis; Plain Spoken Treatment of the Government ...
This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the publisher's website (GeneralBooksClub.com).
Augustine Gallagher, 2010
4
The Bazar Book of Decorum
Politeness, however, is never recognized as an obligation by the plain-spoken people, of one of whom we recollect an incident strikingly illustrative of this statement. A fond mother was displaying her first-born to a circle of her husband's  ...
Robert Tomes, 1870
5
The iron cousin: or, Mutual influence
I said nothing about ' plain.' You are not plain," he said, laughing, and looking straight at her beautiful face. " Pooh ! you know what I mean, — plain-spoken." " Well, plain-spoken, granted," he returned ; " but certainly not plain, — not at all plain.
Mary Cowden Clarke, 1854
6
Our Boys and Girls
Of course she does. The sour old thing! Her cant about being plain-spoken is only an excuse to outrage and insult the affection and fine sensibilities of other people. Flora. It does seem like it. And to think that she can mnke herself believe it is a ...
Oliver Optic, 1873
7
'Ilâm-en-nâs, historical tales and anecdotes of the time of ...
ANECDOTE OF THE PLAIN-SPOKEN ARAB. T T is said, that one day el-Hajjaj separated himself from his guards, and falling in with an Arab, asked him, "O chief of the Arabs! what about el-Hajjaj?" To which the man replied, " He is tyrannical ...
Muḥammad Diyâb (al-Atlîdî.), Alice M Clerk, 1873
8
Churches, Cultures and Leadership: A Practical Theology of ...
My Midwestern, Scotch-Irish background shaped me as fairly “plain-spoken.” That is, words had basic literal meanings, conversations were ordered logically and sequentially, and prayer was also to be within these orderly, plain-spoken norms ...
Mark Lau Branson, Juan F. Martinez, 2011
9
Feelings Through a Journey
Through "Feelings Through A Journey, " her creative venture blooms with poetry and what, how and why we become the person we are destined to be.
Majvor Sabine Aksoy, 2001
10
An Introduction to the Reformed Tradition: A Way of Being ...
... tells in his diary that he very soon in his ministry had to decide if he were going to be a "pretty" preacher. He decided against "pretty" in favor of the rough-hewn and plain-spoken sermons that the Reformed tradition has so much admired.44 ...
John H. Leith, 1981

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PLAIN-SPOKEN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term plain-spoken is used in the context of the following news items.
1
'Let Me Tell You,' by Shirley Jackson
The texture of her two major novels tends to lushness and formality, more verbal foliage, while her stories are plain-spoken and persuasive for ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
2
Prep work to testify for Navy Medicine Sexual Assault Medical …
Only answer the question asked; and be plain-spoken. Medical jargon gets lost in the dialogue (Official Navy photo by Douglas H Stutz, NHB ... «DVIDS, Jul 15»
3
Putin and Xi plot the future of Eurasia
In a video released to the media, Putin and Xi sat directly across from each other in a vivid demonstration of plain-spoken, all-business authority ... «Al Jazeera America, Jul 15»
4
Album Reviews: Wilco, Ashley Monroe, George Lynch and more
But simply arranged and sweetly sung, with plain-spoken yet slyly playful lyrics, "I'm Old Fashioned" sets the mood for a thoughtful and relaxing ... «Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Jul 15»
5
Are We Past Peak Francis? Pope Plummets in U.S. Approval Poll
“A year ago, Pope Francis was seen by most Americans as a plain-spoken reformer taking aim at Vatican power brokers,” Vatican expert and ... «Daily Beast, Jul 15»
6
Politicians should follow Dunlop's example
Long before he was elected to council in Coldwater in 1980, he was a man of the people: plain-spoken, hard-working, honest, friendly and ... «Orillia Packet & Times, Jul 15»
7
The Kasich wild card
Kasich, who declared his presidential candidacy on Tuesday, is many things — among them, a plain-spoken maverick who is willing to buck ... «Columbus Dispatch, Jul 15»
8
To Push a Runner, Friends Give a Tough-to-Beat Gift
Brink was more plain-spoken. “Before this, we Googled Sara to see if this was going to competitive or if I was going to be blown out of the water ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
9
Alberta is in drought, at least partly, minister says
County Mayor John Whaley was as plain-spoken as the farmers and ranchers who elected him. "There is a disaster happening here in this part ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
10
Ohio's John Kasich enters GOP race, bringing heat, intrigue
Delivered in his characteristic plain-spoken style, Kasich's long, meandering speech spoke of the economic anxiety many Americans feel and ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Plain-Spoken [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/plain-spoken>. May 2024 ».
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