Natural and Plain

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Natural adjective - Free from any intent to deceive or impress others.

Usage example: she was completely natural in expressing her feelings for him, unafraid of how they would be received

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Plain is a synonym for natural in pure topic. In some cases you can use "Plain" instead an adjective "Natural", when it comes to topics like genuine, open, organic, unprocessed.

Plain adjective - Free from all additions or embellishment.

Usage example: just give us the plain facts and none of your snide comments

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Natural is a synonym for plain in pure topic. Sometimes you can use "Natural" instead an adjective "Plain", if it concerns topics such as genuine.

Nearby Words: plainly, plainness, plaint

Hidden in Plain Sight: Of course a natural part of Transformers, but with the world aware of their existence the Autobots at least are less careful about showing their true colors, specifically the Wreckers (sporting weaponized NASCAR vehicles as their natural alternate mode).

Source: Film / Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Sera from Dragon Age: Inquisition; partly because she sees mages as natural elites, partly because she's just plain scared of anything Fade-related.

Source: Does Not Like Magic
The flavor of this betterness will vary across stories and authors between all-natural, magical, or just plain nasty.

Source: Our Elves Are Better

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