plain-lookingadj.

Brit.

/ˈpleɪnlʊkɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈpleɪnˌlʊkɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: plain adj.², looking adj.

Etymology: < plain adj.² + looking adj.

Undistinguished, ordinary, or unattractive in appearance.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > lack of beauty > [adjective] > unattractive

unlustya1425

favourless1594

unpersonable1601

unpromising1632

untaking1683

uninviting1686

uncharming1687

charmless1710

plain-looking1744

unengaging1749

unattracting1776

unprepossessing1790

unattractive1813

attractionless1832

unappealing1846

unsweet1866

unwinning1890

unfaceable1899

unenticing1914

schlubby1968

mug2009

the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > thing seen > appearance or aspect > [adjective] > having specific appearance

huedc1000

beseemeda1250

lookingc1330

well-faringc1330

well-beseenc1374

farranda1400

homely?a1439

ill-favoured1530

seeming1590

looked1597

ill-looking1633

complexioned1639

ill-lookeda1640

leonine1660

plain-looking1744

natural-looking1810

anthropoid1881

thuggish-looking1903

new look1950

1744 ‘H. Polesworth’ Hist. John Bull: Pt. III xvii. 48 John, who expected no such Compliment from so plain-looking a Man, was really affected.

1784 Anc. & Present State Youghall i. 36 The Market house..is a very plain looking building with five arches to the front.

1814 J. Austen Mansfield Park II. vi. 119 She was then merely a quiet, modest, not plain looking girl, but she is now absolutely pretty.

1825 J. Neal Brother Jonathan II. 109 The martial, plain-looking stranger.

1883 M. A. Carey-Hobson Farm in Karoo 235 Do you see that tiny plain-looking bird? That is the ‘Kappock Vogel’, it makes the cosiest nest that you can possibly imagine, and as white as the hoar frost, after which it is named.

1922 J. Joyce Ulysses i. i. [Telemachus] 6 The aunt always keeps plainlooking servants for Malachi.

2000 Guardian 17 Mar. ii. 8/1 (heading) Behind the plain-looking Paris shopfront on the right lies heaven for scentophiles.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	plain-looking
释义	plain-lookingadj. Brit. /ˈpleɪnlʊkɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈpleɪnˌlʊkɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: plain adj.², looking adj. Etymology: < plain adj.² + looking adj. Undistinguished, ordinary, or unattractive in appearance. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > lack of beauty > [adjective] > unattractive unlustya1425 favourless1594 unpersonable1601 unpromising1632 untaking1683 uninviting1686 uncharming1687 charmless1710 plain-looking1744 unengaging1749 unattracting1776 unprepossessing1790 unattractive1813 attractionless1832 unappealing1846 unsweet1866 unwinning1890 unfaceable1899 unenticing1914 schlubby1968 mug2009 the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > thing seen > appearance or aspect > [adjective] > having specific appearance huedc1000 beseemeda1250 lookingc1330 well-faringc1330 well-beseenc1374 farranda1400 homely?a1439 ill-favoured1530 seeming1590 looked1597 ill-looking1633 complexioned1639 ill-lookeda1640 leonine1660 plain-looking1744 natural-looking1810 anthropoid1881 thuggish-looking1903 new look1950 1744 ‘H. Polesworth’ Hist. John Bull: Pt. III xvii. 48 John, who expected no such Compliment from so plain-looking a Man, was really affected. 1784 Anc. & Present State Youghall i. 36 The Market house..is a very plain looking building with five arches to the front. 1814 J. Austen Mansfield Park II. vi. 119 She was then merely a quiet, modest, not plain looking girl, but she is now absolutely pretty. View more context for this quotation 1825 J. Neal Brother Jonathan II. 109 The martial, plain-looking stranger. 1883 M. A. Carey-Hobson Farm in Karoo 235 Do you see that tiny plain-looking bird? That is the ‘Kappock Vogel’, it makes the cosiest nest that you can possibly imagine, and as white as the hoar frost, after which it is named. 1922 J. Joyce Ulysses i. i. [Telemachus] 6 The aunt always keeps plainlooking servants for Malachi. 2000 Guardian 17 Mar. ii. 8/1 (heading) Behind the plain-looking Paris shopfront on the right lies heaven for scentophiles. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1744
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