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unpadded

unpadded

4.8
Does not have soft extra material for comfort or protection
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈpædɪd/
translation icon : sin acolchado
  • unpadded chair

Examples

  • Dan gave a disgusted snort and leaned back in the stiff, unpadded chair.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • The doctor never glanced up from his clipboard, just nodded for Nick to hop up onto the unpadded metal table.

  • Dan gave a disgusted snort and leaned back in the stiff, unpadded chair.

  • She and the children sat on unpadded folding chairs in front of a roped-off area.

Synonyms

unstuffed
vsunpadded
1 3.7

Not filled with soft material, like a pillow or toy

refers to absence of added soft material for comfort or protection
unupholstered
vsunpadded
7.2

Not covered with cloth or soft padding

lacks extra soft material used for comfort or protection

Antonyms

padded
1 3.0

Filled with soft material that makes something comfortable or protects it

How Padded

overstuffed
11 3.8
plush
5 3.5
padded
1 3.0
unpadded
4.8

Surface Forms

unpadded positive

Morphology

unpadded = padded (transparent) = un + pad + ed

The prefix 'un-' clearly negates the adjective 'padded', making the meaning directly understandable.

Etymology

Unpadded is made of un- meaning 'not' and padded, from pad which means a soft cushion or extra filling, like a 'seat pad' or 'knee pad'. So unpadded means 'not having that soft material', which explains why an unpadded bench or glove feels hard or uncomfortable.