English hyphenation

Hyphenation of “plainest”

The standard US-English hyphenation shown for plainest is plainest, with 0 possible break points in this result.

US English hyphenation
plainest
1 segments0 break points
British English pattern result plain-est The GB pattern set returns a different line-break pattern. Pattern differences are not automatically treated as a linguistic US/UK difference.
Wordplainest
Hyphenationplainest
Break points0
Part of speechadverb · noun · adjective
Pronunciation/pleɪn/
Meaning & usage

What does “plainest” mean?

plainest: Used for emphasis.

Headwordplain
Part of speechadverb · noun · adjective · verb
Pronunciation/pleɪn/
2
adverb

Clearly or unequivocally.

3
noun

A large area of flat land with few trees.

Example: “the coastal plain”

4
adjective

Not decorated or elaborate; simple or basic in character.

Example: “good plain food”

6 more definitions
5
adjective

Having no pretensions; not remarkable or special.

Example: “a plain, honest man with no nonsense about him”

6
adjective

Easy to perceive or understand; clear.

Example: “the advantages were plain to see”

7
adjective

(of a person) not beautiful or attractive.

Example: “a plain, round-faced woman”

8
adjective

Sheer; simple (used for emphasis)

Example: “the main problem is just plain exhaustion”

9
adjective

Denoting or relating to a type of knitting stitch produced by putting the needle through the front of each stitch from left to right.

Example: “She offered a more varied needlework curriculum of plain work, marking, openwork, and embroidery along with reading and writing.”

10
verb

Mourn or lament.

Word breaks

How “plainest” is split

plainest

For US English, the hyphenation result is plainest. This gives 0 possible line-break points in the returned pattern. The British-English pattern set returns plain-est.

Quick answers

Questions about “plainest”

How do you hyphenate “plainest”?

In the US-English result used here, plainest is hyphenated as plainest.

Where can “plainest” break at the end of a line?

The returned US pattern contains 0 possible break points.

What does “plainest” mean?

Used for emphasis.

Can you use “plainest” in a sentence?

“the coastal plain”

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