What is "plainspoken" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does plainspoken mean in English? Meaning of plainspoken definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "plainspoken" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "plainspoken": using simple and direct language

Adjective

  • Meaning: using simple and direct language
  • Example: a plainspoken country doctor
  • Synonyms: plainspoken
  • Similar: unrhetorical
  • Meaning of "plainspoken": characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion

    Adjective

  • Meaning: characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
  • Example: blunt talking and straight shooting a blunt New England farmer I gave them my candid opinion forthright criticism a forthright approach to the problem tell me what you think--and you may just as well be frank it is possible to be outspoken without being rude plainspoken and to the point a point-blank accusation
  • Synonyms: blunt candid forthright frank free-spoken outspoken plainspoken point-blank straight-from-the-shoulder
  • Similar: direct
  • Adjective: Speaking plainly or simply. He was a plainspoken fellow with plenty of amazing stories to tell.
  • Synonyms:

    matter-of-fact, straightforward, guileless, outspoken, honest, candid, blunt, naive, forthright, aboveboard, apparent, artless, bold, brazen, direct, downright, easy, familiar, flat-out, free, ingenuous, natural, open, outright, plain, real, scrupulous, sincere, straight, straight-out, transparent, truthful, unconcealed, uninhibited, unreserved, unrestricted, up front, upright, bare-faced, call a spade a spade, from the hip, heart-to-heart, lay it on the line, like it is, man-to-man, plain-spoken, saying what one thinks, undisguised,

    Antonyms:

    deceitful, dishonest, artful, tactful, lying, untruthful, devious, tricky,

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    plainspoken in English: plainspoken
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