Meanings
prepositional phrase
- idiomaticVery easy to see or notice, especially when supposed to be hidden.
You stand with your hand on my waistline It's a scene, and we're out here in plain sight
2014 October 27, Taylor Swift, Ryan Tedder, “I Know Places (Taylor's Version)”, in 1989 (Taylor's Version), performed by Taylor Swift, published 27 October 2023
Translations
Catalan a plena llum, a ulls veients
- a plena llumvery easy to see or notice
- a ulls veientsvery easy to see or notice
Chinese Mandarin 昭然若揭, 明目張膽 /明目张胆
- 昭然若揭 (zhāoránruòjiē)very easy to see or notice
- 明目張膽 /明目张胆 (míngmùzhāngdǎn)very easy to see or notice
Danish i det åbne
- i det åbnevery easy to see or notice
Finnish täysin avoimesti
- täysin avoimestivery easy to see or notice
French au vu et au su de tous, à la vue de tous
- au vu et au su de tousvery easy to see or notice
- à la vue de tousvery easy to see or notice
German offen sichtbar, deutlich sichtbar
- offen sichtbarvery easy to see or notice
- deutlich sichtbarvery easy to see or notice
- klar erkennbarvery easy to see or notice
- für jedermann sichtbarvery easy to see or notice
Italian in bella vista, in piena luce
- in bella vistavery easy to see or notice
- in piena lucevery easy to see or notice
Polish na widoku
- na widokuvery easy to see or notice
Spanish a ojos vistas
- a ojos vistasvery easy to see or notice
Cite this entry
APA
in plain sight. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20plain%20sight
MLA
“in plain sight.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20plain%20sight. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “in plain sight,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20plain%20sight.
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