Plain and Unlettered

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Plain adjective - Free from all additions or embellishment.

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Unlettered is an antonym for plain.

Nearby Words: plainly, plainness, plaint

Unlettered adjective - Lacking in education or the knowledge gained from books.

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Plain is an antonym for unlettered in ignorant topic.

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Unlettered and Plain. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/plain/unlettered

Plain & Unlettered. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/plain/unlettered>.

Unlettered or Plain. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/plain/unlettered.

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