unembellished
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5.8
- adjective
- /ˌʌnɪmˈbɛlɪʃt/
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sin adornos
- The room was decorated in an unembellished style, with only the essentials present.
Examples
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Below is the MC's own Marly Pierre-Louis' concise, unembellished narrative snapshot of what she experienced when she visited Red Hook and Far Rockaway as a volunteer:
Blog text (10) -
She prefers wearing unembellished clothing that focuses on comfort rather than flashy designs.
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Just as is: pure, unembellished.
Blog text (20) -
But the concepts in their unembellished form are vulnerable to attack.
Academic text (2003) -
Darrow was, in contrast, the unembellished hero of Mencken's stories, a master in court, a source of terror in the town.
Academic text (1991) -
When employed in a ritual, medical, or social interaction, even ordinary, unembellished cooking pots can become captivating and awesome objects.
Academic text (2007) -
The man at the now usurped guidance panel stood up, and even before he had turned, I could see that he had a military bearing, one that was complemented by a high-collared suit of clothes that was really more of an unembellished uniform.
Fiction book (2000) -
I know that pages covered with small type, unfestooned with frequent breakages of paragraphs and unembellished with waterfalls of dialogue would scare off the most tenacious.
Fiction book (1994) -
Those problems now well behind him, he opts for a rambling, ramshackle approach that is both unhinged and unembellished, eschewing more sophisticated arrangements for a low-key, down-home sound.
Blog text (11) -
The artist's unembellished sketches reveal the raw emotion behind his work.
Synonyms
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1.0
Plain and without decoration
217
2.2
Not covered or protected, showing the plain surface
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1.0
Simple and not decorated or flavored
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7.1
Not having special or interesting features so it does not stand out
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2.7
Simple and plain without anything special or expensive
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3.9
Simple and plain with very little extra
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7.2
Having a simple style with no extra decoration
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5.1
Plain in appearance with no decoration
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4.0
Free of extra things and distractions, simple and tidy
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5.4
A person or thing that has no special quality
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3.9
Plain and not having any extra things added to make it look nicer
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4.4
Simple in style and not trying to attract attention
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7.8
Simple and modest in style and not trying to attract attention
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4.3
Plain in appearance because no colors, fonts, or formatting have been applied
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4.0
Not special or exciting
Plain and not decorated, like a simple room or building
Having no decorations
Plain without decoration or extra parts
Simple and plain with no extra things or decorations
Simple and plain without extra decoration
Plain and simple, not expensive or decorated
Has a plain, simple style and is not expensive
Looks modest and simple and does not attract attention
Being very simple and having only the basic parts
Plain material like fabric or wallpaper without a pattern
Plain and without extra material or detail
Plain and honest speech or writing that shows the truth without softening
Antonyms
- Literature
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7.0
Using long, fancy words and complicated sentences that make writing hard to follow
How Embellished
Surface Forms
Morphology
unembellished = embellished (transparent) = un + embellish + ed
The adjective is formed by adding the negative prefix 'un-' to 'embellished' (embellish + -ed), yielding the straightforward meaning 'not decorated'.
Etymology
The word unembellished is made of un- meaning 'not' and embellish meaning 'to make beautiful', the same root as beautiful. So unembellished means 'not decorated' and describes something plain and without extra details.