plain dealing

noun

Straightforward honesty, without guile or deception.

Meanings

nounplain dealing (countable and uncountable, plural plain dealings)

plural plain dealings · alternative plain-dealing

  1. countableidiomaticuncountableStraightforward honesty, without guile or deception.
adjectiveplain dealing (comparative more plain dealing, superlative most plain dealing)

comparative more plain dealing · superlative most plain dealing · alternative plain-dealing

  1. idiomaticStraightforward and honest.
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APA

plain dealing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plain%20dealing

MLA

“plain dealing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plain%20dealing. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “plain dealing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plain%20dealing.

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