plainclothes

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adjective

Of a police officer, wearing ordinary civilian clothes instead of a uniform, in order to avoid detection.

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mufti
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Meanings

adjectiveplainclothes (not comparable)

alternative plain-clothes · alternative plain clothes

  1. not comparablegovernmentOf a police officer, wearing ordinary civilian clothes instead of a uniform, in order to avoid detection.
nounplainclothes pl (plural only)

alternative plain-clothes · alternative plain clothes

  1. pluralplural onlygovernmentOrdinary civilian clothes, rather than uniform.

    Synonyms: mufti

Synonyms & antonyms

nounOrdinary civilian clothes, rather than uniform.

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mufti

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 便服, 便服
  • 便服 (biànfú)wearing civilian clothes
  • 便服 (biànfú)ordinary civilian clothes
Finnish siviilipukuinen, siviiliasu
  • siviilipukuinenwearing civilian clothes
  • siviiliasuordinary civilian clothes
French en civil, en bourgeois
  • en civilwearing civilian clothes
  • en bourgeoiswearing civilian clothes
  • en habit bourgeoiswearing civilian clothes
  • vêtements de villeordinary civilian clothes
Hungarian civil ruhás, civil ruha
  • civil ruháswearing civilian clothes
  • civil ruhaordinary civilian clothes
  • civilordinary civilian clothes
Korean 사복
  • 사복 (sabok)wearing civilian clothes
Portuguese à paisana
  • à paisanawearing civilian clothes
Russian в шта́тском, в гражда́нском
  • в шта́тском (v štátskom)wearing civilian clothes
  • в гражда́нском (v graždánskom)wearing civilian clothes
  • шта́тская оде́жда (štátskaja odéžda)ordinary civilian clothes
  • шта́тское (štátskoje)ordinary civilian clothes
  • гражда́нская оде́жда (graždánskaja odéžda)ordinary civilian clothes
  • гражда́нское (graždánskoje)ordinary civilian clothes
Spanish de civil, de paisano
  • de civilwearing civilian clothes
  • de paisanowearing civilian clothes
Swedish civilklädd
  • civilkläddwearing civilian clothes
Turkish sivil
  • sivilwearing civilian clothes
Cite this entry
APA

plainclothes. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plainclothes

MLA

“plainclothes.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plainclothes. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “plainclothes,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plainclothes.

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