plainfuladj.

Brit.

/ˈpleɪnf(ᵿ)l/, U.S.

/ˈpleɪnf(ə)l/

Forms: see plain n.³ and -ful suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: plain n.³, -ful suffix.

Etymology: < plain n.³ + -ful suffix. Compare earlier plaintful adj., plaintive adj.

Now archaic and rare.

1. Distressing, grievous, pitiful.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > compassion > quality of exciting pity > [adjective]

armlyeOE

unseelyOE

rulyOE

ruefulc1225

ruthfulc1225

sorryc1225

piteousc1300

poorc1300

ruthlyc1300

pietousa1393

pitifulc1450

lamentablec1460

miserable?a1475

pitiablec1475

execrable1490

plainful1555

tristsum1567

passionatea1586

touchinga1586

pathetic1591

melting1593

remorseful?1615

compassionate1630

compassionable1635

ruesome1833

po'1866

little-boy-lost1957

1555 E. Bonner Homelies (new ed.) f. 28^v How is it that men..thinke that..suche streytnes of lyfe, and playnefull [1555 STC 3285.1-3285.4 paynefull] trauell is not requyred of vs, as was before tyme of the Iewes?

1568 T. Howell Newe Sonets (1879) 127 Let learned heads describe their playnfull plight.

1710 tr. A. van Leeuenhoek in Philos. Trans. 1708–09 (Royal Soc.) 26 494 Nor does my Razor refuse to do me Service in Winter and cold Weather, tho' I must own at such times the Shaving is a little more plainful.

1906 Daily Chron. 19 Jan. 3/4 The hero of this plainful story.

2. Plaintive, mournful.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > by noises > voice or sound made by animal > [adjective] > that howls or whines

whining15..

yowlingc1590

plainful1598

whimpering1598

howlinga1605

whinging1720

wailful1818

ululating1894

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > unpleasant quality > mournful or plaintive sound > [adjective]

complainingc1430

plainful1598

dismala1616

querulous1628

groaning1697

plaintive1697

gaunt1814

1598 R. Carew Herrings Tayle sig. E^v At his mouth the streame Out belks with rushing noise, till euery furrow flore, And husbandman to lost paines tunes a plainfull note.

1621 F. Quarles Hadassa xv. sig. K4^v Thus her plain'full mone, Commixt with bitter singults, she exprest.

1818 J. Keats Endymion iv. 185 Beset with plainful gusts.

1923 J. G. Frazer Folk-lore in Old Test. iv. iii. 382 When a death has taken place, those who want to show..their respect..intonate a mournful, plainful hu, hu, hu!

Derivatives

† plainfulness n. Obsolete rare

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > sorrow or grief > lamentation or expression of grief > [noun] > condition or quality of lamenting

moanc1390

plainfulnessa1586

mournfulness1633

plaintiveness1747

a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) ii. xii. sig. X6 From how much mourning plainfulnes.

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

单词	plainful
释义	plainfuladj. Brit. /ˈpleɪnf(ᵿ)l/, U.S. /ˈpleɪnf(ə)l/ Forms: see plain n.³ and -ful suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: plain n.³, -ful suffix. Etymology: < plain n.³ + -ful suffix. Compare earlier plaintful adj., plaintive adj. Now archaic and rare. 1. Distressing, grievous, pitiful. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > compassion > quality of exciting pity > [adjective] armlyeOE unseelyOE rulyOE ruefulc1225 ruthfulc1225 sorryc1225 piteousc1300 poorc1300 ruthlyc1300 pietousa1393 pitifulc1450 lamentablec1460 miserable?a1475 pitiablec1475 execrable1490 plainful1555 tristsum1567 passionatea1586 touchinga1586 pathetic1591 melting1593 remorseful?1615 compassionate1630 compassionable1635 ruesome1833 po'1866 little-boy-lost1957 1555 E. Bonner Homelies (new ed.) f. 28^v How is it that men..thinke that..suche streytnes of lyfe, and playnefull [1555 STC 3285.1-3285.4 paynefull] trauell is not requyred of vs, as was before tyme of the Iewes? 1568 T. Howell Newe Sonets (1879) 127 Let learned heads describe their playnfull plight. 1710 tr. A. van Leeuenhoek in Philos. Trans. 1708–09 (Royal Soc.) 26 494 Nor does my Razor refuse to do me Service in Winter and cold Weather, tho' I must own at such times the Shaving is a little more plainful. 1906 Daily Chron. 19 Jan. 3/4 The hero of this plainful story. 2. Plaintive, mournful. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > by noises > voice or sound made by animal > [adjective] > that howls or whines whining15.. yowlingc1590 plainful1598 whimpering1598 howlinga1605 whinging1720 wailful1818 ululating1894 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > unpleasant quality > mournful or plaintive sound > [adjective] complainingc1430 plainful1598 dismala1616 querulous1628 groaning1697 plaintive1697 gaunt1814 1598 R. Carew Herrings Tayle sig. E^v At his mouth the streame Out belks with rushing noise, till euery furrow flore, And husbandman to lost paines tunes a plainfull note. 1621 F. Quarles Hadassa xv. sig. K4^v Thus her plain'full mone, Commixt with bitter singults, she exprest. 1818 J. Keats Endymion iv. 185 Beset with plainful gusts. 1923 J. G. Frazer Folk-lore in Old Test. iv. iii. 382 When a death has taken place, those who want to show..their respect..intonate a mournful, plainful hu, hu, hu! Derivatives † plainfulness n. Obsolete rare ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > sorrow or grief > lamentation or expression of grief > [noun] > condition or quality of lamenting moanc1390 plainfulnessa1586 mournfulness1633 plaintiveness1747 a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) ii. xii. sig. X6 From how much mourning plainfulnes. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1555
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