- plain-spoken adj
- [ˌpleɪn'spəʊk(ə)n]
(person) franco (-a), schietto (-a), (criticism) senza mezze parole
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
plain-spoken adj
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plain-spoken — [plān′spō′kən] adj. speaking or spoken plainly or frankly plain spokenness n … English World dictionary
plain-spoken — 1670s, from PLAIN (Cf. plain) (adj.) … Etymology dictionary
plain-spoken — also plainspoken ADJ GRADED (approval) If you say that someone is plain spoken, you mean that they say exactly what they think, even when they know that what they say may not please other people. ...a plain spoken American full of scorn for pomp… … English dictionary
plain-spoken — /playn spoh keuhn/, adj. 1. candid; frank; blunt. 2. using simple, direct language: a plain spoken politician. [1670 80] Syn. direct, open, forthright. * * * … Universalium
plain-spoken — adj 1. plain, plain speaking, point blank, blunt, to the point; abrupt, bluff, brusque, tactless, rude, downright, outright, out and out, explicit, unequivocal, Inf. flatfooted; outspoken, free, free spoken, free speaking, unreticent, bold,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
plain-spoken — plain′ spo′ken adj. candid; frank; blunt • Etymology: 1670–80 … From formal English to slang
plain-spoken — adj. speaks bluntly, expresses himself frankly, speaks honestly, speaks sincerely adj. obvious, evident; honest, frank; speaks bluntly, expresses himself frankly … English contemporary dictionary
plain-spoken — adj candid, frank, open, honest, blunt, outspoken, straightforward, direct, truthful, unequivocal, outright, explicit, forthright, downright, round … Useful english dictionary
plain-spoken — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. frank (see truth). II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. candid, direct, artless; see frank … English dictionary for students
plain — adj 1. clear, clear cut, clear as crystal, crystal clear, well defined, vivid, graphic; distinct, visible, patent, bald faced, bald, plain as the nose on one s face, plain as day; apparent, ostensible, evident, self evident, manifest, standing to … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
plain — [[t]ple͟ɪn[/t]] ♦♦♦ plainer, plainest, plains 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n A plain object, surface, or fabric is entirely in one colour and has no pattern, design, or writing on it. In general, a plain carpet makes a room look bigger... He placed the paper… … English dictionary
