ungarnished
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6.5
- adjective
- /ʌnˈɡɑrnɪʃt/
- Her explanation was ungarnished, giving only the facts without any extra details.
Examples
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He preferred his salad ungarnished, with no dressing or toppings.
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The chef presented an ungarnished steak to highlight the quality of the meat.
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The dish was served ungarnished.
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He prefers his food ungarnished and simple.
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The chef presented an ungarnished steak to highlight the quality of the meat.
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He preferred his salad ungarnished, with no dressing or toppings.
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Her explanation was ungarnished, giving only the facts without any extra details.
Synonyms
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5.1
Plain in appearance with no decoration
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3.9
Plain and not having any extra things added to make it look nicer
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6.0
Wood left without a coat of varnish or polish
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5.8
Plain and simple in appearance without extra decoration
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4.3
Plain in appearance because no colors, fonts, or formatting have been applied
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6.7
Plain and not decorated, like a simple room or building
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3.4
Plain and simple, not expensive or decorated
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6.7
Having no decorations
Has a plain, simple style and is not expensive
Plain and honest speech or writing that shows the truth without softening
Antonyms
How Decorated
Surface Forms
Morphology
ungarnished = garnished (transparent) = un + garnish + ed
The negation prefix 'un-' applied to 'garnished' (meaning decorated) yields the straightforward sense 'not decorated'.
Etymology
Ungarnished breaks into un- 'not' and garnish. Garnish came from old French where it meant 'to add' or 'to equip' and later came to mean 'to decorate', so ungarnished is plain or without extra decoration.