Of words, language, etc.: free from concealment or reserve; plain, straightforward; outspoken. Now rare except in the naked truth at sense A. 17b.

Plain, blunt, straightforward. Frequently in plat and plain.

Of something spoken or expressed: free from ambiguity, evasion, or subterfuge; straightforward, direct, blunt. Frequently in plain truth. See also…

Esp. of work, a task, a duty, etc.: accomplished, achieved, or carried out with little effort or exertion; undemanding. In early use frequently…

Of an utterance: direct and categorical, brooking no dissent or opposition; (in later use chiefly of a censure or rebuke) severe, vehement…

That goes straight to, or bears straight upon, the point, without circumlocution or ambiguity; straightforward.

With reference to speech: Candid, outspoken, unreserved.

Of speech, language, or action: direct, straightforward. Obsolete.

figurative. Plain, straightforward. rare.

figurative. Direct, plain, blunt, straightforward; absolute, outright.

Of action or statement: Rough, rude, blunt, not qualified by amenity.

Of language, manner of expression, etc.: plainly expressed; candid, frank, honest; simple, clear, direct.

= plain-spoken, adj.

(un-, prefix1 affix 1.)

figurative. Of a statement, question, etc.: direct, blunt, forthright, unqualified. Cf. flat, adj. 6a.

Of language, narrative, or exposition: Direct, without circumlocution or digression.

spoken without reserve; straightforward; clear and unequivocal.

= point-blank, adj.

Direct, undeviating. colloquial. Of an utterance: Outspoken, unreserved. Also, straightforward, not evasive. straight talk n. a piece of plain…

Having or forming a correspondence between the points or elements of two sets or objects; such that each pair of points, items, etc., is matched…

Not ambiguous.

Suggestive or characteristic of the Wife of Bath.

Characterized by simplicity; plain, uncomplicated, straightforward. rare.