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undecorated

undecorated

1 3.9
Plain and not having any extra things added to make it look nicer
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌndɪˈkɔːreɪtɪd/
translation icon : sin adornos
  • The room felt cold and empty with its undecorated walls and bare furniture.
  • small undecorated

Examples

  • I am a secretary for an escort service on the top floor of an old undecorated building.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • A similar slab of bronze, identical in shape but undecorated, is in the same position on the back of the other leaf of the doors.

    Academic text (2012)
  • There was nothing particularly remarkable about the skin of the alien ship; undecorated metal, much the worse for wear.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • Hanging stuff up helps this place feel more like home, even if it's soggy in spots and undecorated in others.

    Blog text (29)
  • Next to the cafe was the undecorated window of Aspen Meadow Weight Control Center.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • Inside a plain, undecorated coffin that offered no clues to the deceased's identity, Maspero found something that shocked him.

    Academic text (2006)
  • At the appointed time, they walked to the palazzo from their home near the river on the other side of the church, walked up the hill to the large building made of brick, with a plain, undecorated exterior.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • The undecorated, loose-fitting men's form is old in Sierra Leone, called by different names in various ethnic groups.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Each had its own storehouses, which were undecorated and much smaller than ordinary granaries and sege storehouses.

    Academic text (1994)
  • That the finest Inka masonry walls are mostly plain and undecorated can be understood as the result of efforts to draw attention to the fitting process, to the nibbling that leaves its trace in the peck marks visible in the finest of fitted stone walls.

    Academic text (2007)

Synonyms

unadorned
vsundecorated
6 5.1

Plain in appearance with no decoration

is the everyday word for being plain and not decorated
unembellished
vsundecorated
1 5.8

Plain and simple in appearance without extra decoration

is a neutral term stressing lack of added decorative detail
unornamented
vsundecorated
6.7

Plain and not decorated, like a simple room or building

is the simple general term meaning plain without added decoration
ungarnished
vsundecorated
6.5

Plain without decoration or extra parts

is the broader nondecorated sense beyond garnish use
undecked
vsundecorated
6.7

Having no decorations

is the standard plain description without implying exposure
unfancied
vsundecorated
5.5

Has a plain, simple style and is not expensive

is focused on plain appearance rather than cost or style quality
unpadded
vsundecorated
4.4

Plain and without extra material or detail

is about absence of decoration, not just lack of padding

Antonyms

2.7

Covered with small things that make something look more beautiful

How Decorated

ornate
  • Literature
26 7.0
decorated
2.7
plain
208 1.0
undecorated
1 3.9

Surface Forms

undecorated positive

Morphology

undecorated = decorated (transparent) = un + decorate + ed

Formed by adding productive negation 'un-' to the adjective 'decorated' (decorate + -ed), so the meaning is directly derived.

Etymology

Undecorated breaks into un- meaning 'not' and decorate meaning 'to make beautiful', the same root you see in decoration. So undecorated means plain and without any added ornaments.