"plain-looking" meaning in English

See plain-looking in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more plain-looking [comparative], most plain-looking [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} plain-looking (comparative more plain-looking, superlative most plain-looking)
  1. Physically unattractive (of a person). Translations (Physically unattractive): некраси́вый (nekrasívyj) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-plain-looking-en-adj-FdAQj29h Disambiguation of 'Physically unattractive': 89 3 9
  2. Not beautiful, distinctive, or remarkable in appearance.
    Sense id: en-plain-looking-en-adj-mrDe2Ja~ Categories (other): Appearance Disambiguation of Appearance: 3 79 18
  3. Not too pretty, or too ugly; normal.
    Sense id: en-plain-looking-en-adj-HFOyN0NA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 38 53 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 6 29 65 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 34 62 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 37 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 4 26 69
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        ]
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        }
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Not beautiful, distinctive, or remarkable in appearance."
      ],
      "id": "en-plain-looking-en-adj-mrDe2Ja~",
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        [
          "beautiful",
          "beautiful"
        ],
        [
          "distinctive",
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        ],
        [
          "remarkable",
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        ],
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          "appearance",
          "appearance"
        ]
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    },
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          "_dis": "6 29 65",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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        {
          "_dis": "4 34 62",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Not too pretty, or too ugly; normal."
      ],
      "id": "en-plain-looking-en-adj-HFOyN0NA",
      "links": [
        [
          "pretty",
          "pretty"
        ],
        [
          "ugly",
          "ugly"
        ],
        [
          "normal",
          "normal"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "plain-looking"
}
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          "unattractive",
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    },
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      "glosses": [
        "Not beautiful, distinctive, or remarkable in appearance."
      ],
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        [
          "beautiful",
          "beautiful"
        ],
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        ],
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          "remarkable",
          "remarkable"
        ],
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          "appearance",
          "appearance"
        ]
      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
        "Not too pretty, or too ugly; normal."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "pretty",
          "pretty"
        ],
        [
          "ugly",
          "ugly"
        ],
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      ]
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  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "nekrasívyj",
      "sense": "Physically unattractive",
      "word": "некраси́вый"
    }
  ],
  "word": "plain-looking"
}

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