Average and Plain

Average

Average adjective - Being of the type that is encountered in the normal course of events.
Usage example: just an average day at the office

Plain is a synonym for average in good topic. In some cases you can use "Plain" instead an adjective "Average".

Nearby Words: aver, averaged, averaging, averager

Plain

Plain adjective - Free from all additions or embellishment.

Average is a synonym for plain in good topic. Sometimes you can use "Average" instead an adjective "Plain", if it concerns topics such as normal, straightforward.

Nearby Words: plainly, plainness, plaint

How words are described

mortal mortal average mortal plain
common common average common plain
dead dead average dead plain
big big average big plain
Other adjectives: great, beautiful, largest.

Both words in one sentence

  • Jane Rizzoli of the Rizzoli & Isles series of books is a plain/average looking woman who frequently displays an irrational hatred of beautiful women, as if they had any control over how they looked, and/or somehow stole their good looks away from her.
  • Constantly complains about how she's dismissed and mistreated because of her plain and average looks.
  • Hotter and Sexier The TNT series Rizzoli & Isles, based on a series of books by author Tess Gerritsen, has cast the gorgeous Angie Harmon in the title role, despite the fact that in the books, Rizzoli is frequently described as either plain or average looking and with an irrational dislike for beautiful women.
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