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plain as porridge

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Very clear and evident.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Qualifier: simile

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: apparent, arrant, undoubted, glaring, bait, blatant, clear, clear as a bell, clear as day, clear cut, conspicuous, crystal clear, cut and dried, decided, elucidate, evident, eyely, intuitive, manifest, notable, noticeable, obvious, open-and-shut, ostensible, palpable, patent, plain, plain as a haystack, plain as a pikestaff, plain as day, plain as Dunstable highway, plain as porridge, plain as print, plain as Salisbury, plain as the nose on one's face, prima facie, res ipsa loquitur, splendent, straightforward, undissembled

Antonyms: apparent, arrant, undoubted, glaring, bait, blatant, clear, clear as a bell, clear as day, clear cut, conspicuous, crystal clear, cut and dried, decided, elucidate, evident, eyely, intuitive, manifest, notable, noticeable, obvious, open-and-shut, ostensible, palpable, patent, plain, plain as a haystack, plain as a pikestaff, plain as day, plain as Dunstable highway, plain as porridge, plain as print, plain as Salisbury, plain as the nose on one's face, prima facie, res ipsa loquitur, splendent, straightforward, undissembled

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adj

Meaning 2

Very unattractive or unprepossessing.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Qualifier: simile

Examples

  • a face plain as porridge

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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Etymology

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