unadorned
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5.1
- adjective
- /ˌʌnəˈdɔrnəd/
:
sin adornos
- Burnett appealed to readers' taste for plain-speaking, unadorned prose and cannily promoted his work as pleasurable, instructive, and unaffected.
- bare and unadorned
- plain and unadorned
- unadorned concrete
I just, I just thought that when the, if you look at even Japanese aesthetics, it's, it's, it's even Japanese cuisine, it's unadorned.
- I just, I just thought that when the, if you look at even Japanese aesthetics, it's, it's, it's even Japanese cuisine, it's unadorned.
Examples
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Most of the men had on thick mountain-climbing types of shirts; the women wore simple, unadorned blouses.
Fiction book (2002) -
Hey, you'll see ten lovely maidens, and all their unadorned beauty.
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Well, my darling, I will be the only man there tonight, of my rank, whose uniform is unadorned.
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His clothes were simple but well-made, unadorned but clearly expensive.
Fiction book (1991) -
The plain, dispassionate, unadorned truth.
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The unadorned brown dress I'd seen so many times hung well below her knees.
Fiction book (1999) -
His vehicle was unmarked; his uniform, such as it was, unadorned.
Fiction book (2001) -
Many wore simple black masks across their eyes, their capes and dresses otherwise unadorned.
Fiction book (1992) -
The room itself was unadorned and cluttered with mysterious objects and diagrams.
Fiction book (2002) -
The interior of the house was unadorned, featuring only basic furniture and minimal decor.
Synonyms
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2.2
Not covered or protected, showing the plain surface
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4.0
Free of extra things and distractions, simple and tidy
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3.9
Plain and not having any extra things added to make it look nicer
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5.8
Plain and simple in appearance without extra decoration
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7.8
Simple and modest in style and not trying to attract attention
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6.0
Wood left without a coat of varnish or polish
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3.7
A face with no makeup showing a natural look
Plain and not decorated, like a simple room or building
Plain without decoration or extra parts
Having no decorations
Simple and plain without extra decoration
Plain and simple, not expensive or decorated
Has a plain, simple style and is not expensive
Plain and honest speech or writing that shows the truth without softening
Plain and without extra material or detail
Material such as paper without any design, pattern, or writing on it
Antonyms
How Adorned
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Unadorned comes from un- 'not' plus adorn 'to decorate', and you can see the same root in ornament. So, something unadorned is 'not decorated' and looks plain and simple.