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单词 plainspoken
释义

plainspoken

adjective

plain·​spo·​ken ˈplān-ˈspō-kən How to pronounce plainspoken (audio)
: candid, frank
plainspokenness
ˈplān-ˈspō-kən-nəs How to pronounce plainspoken (audio)
noun

Synonyms

  • candid
  • direct
  • forthcoming
  • forthright
  • foursquare
  • frank
  • free-spoken
  • freehearted
  • honest
  • open
  • openhearted
  • out-front
  • outspoken
  • plain
  • straight
  • straightforward
  • unguarded
  • unreserved
  • up-front
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Example Sentences

a plainspoken woman who never hesitated to speak the unvarnished truth
Recent Examples on the Web Shot without flourishes, the movie has a plainspoken visual flow to it. Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 4 Sep. 2022 Queen Elizabeth is still more plainspoken in her contempt, after having initially granted Richard favor. Daniel D'addario, Variety, 11 July 2022 Hers are lines of forceful simplicity, not so much plainspoken as distilled and vibrating with a mysterious ache. BostonGlobe.com, 26 May 2022 Harry's House is also emotionally heavy at times, with Styles' understated delivery adding power to his plainspoken lyrics. Maura Johnston, EW.com, 16 May 2022 In this searching, plainspoken poetry collection, the natural world—infinitely more mysterious in the volatile era of advanced climate destruction—provides a potent metaphor for the mark left by grief. The New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2021 Her plainspoken advice for anyone negotiating for better pay? Emily Strohm, PEOPLE.com, 3 Nov. 2021 The final gallery is thoughtfully plainspoken, hung with Frances F. Denny’s frank and stoic portraits of contemporary adherents of the Wiccan faith. BostonGlobe.com, 28 Oct. 2021 In plainspoken terms, Redon’s artwork was strange, his career straddling a rapidly-changing art world which saw the invention of Impressionism on one end and the invention of abstraction on the other. Chadd Scott, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1678, in the meaning defined above

plainspoken

adjective

as in outspoken
free in expressing one's true feelings and opinions a plainspoken woman who never hesitated to speak the unvarnished truth

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • outspoken
  • honest
  • candid
  • frank
  • straightforward
  • forthright
  • openhearted
  • vocal
  • blunt
  • plain
  • direct
  • forthcoming
  • unguarded
  • unreserved
  • free-spoken
  • earnest
  • open
  • guileless
  • unpretentious
  • unaffected
  • ingenuous
  • sincere
  • straight
  • artless
  • naive
  • out-front
  • up-front
  • gruff
  • foursquare
  • unpretending
  • outgoing
  • uninhibited
  • freehearted
  • brusque
  • real
  • curt
  • naïve
  • innocent
  • rude
  • vociferous
  • unrestrained
  • crusty
  • thoughtless
  • abrupt
  • bluff
  • natural
  • unsubtle
  • tactless
  • sharp
  • undesigning
  • brusk
  • impolite
  • inconsiderate
  • undiplomatic
  • ungracious
  • impertinent
  • uncivil
  • unmannerly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • laconic
  • restrained
  • taciturn
  • reserved
  • quiet
  • reticent
  • inhibited
  • ambiguous
  • uncandid
  • evasive
  • unforthcoming
  • dissembling
  • uncommunicative
  • diplomatic
  • equivocal
  • tactful
  • circuitous
  • courteous
  • polite
  • close-mouthed
  • considerate
  • tight-lipped
  • civil
  • politic
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