unornamented
- adjective
- /ˌʌnɔːrˈnæmɛntɪd/
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sin adornos
- In accordance with President Roosevelt's wishes, a plain three-by-six-foot block of unornamented marble sits in that location, ignored and virtually unnoticed, while the $48,000,000 memorial he did not want receives millions of tourists annually.
Examples
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The table was made of unornamented wood, emphasizing simplicity over decoration.
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Not an inch of unornamented wood in the entire cabinet.
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Some of them were mostly interested in the new, stripped-down, unornamented, "functional" aesthetic forms, but others were more interested in housing for workers.
Academic text (1990) -
He placed two self-portraits and three signatures on the front of the doors, and an additional relief depicting himself and his assistants celebrating their achievement on the otherwise unornamented reverse.
Academic text (2012) -
She appreciated the unornamented style of the modern furniture in her living room.
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In the gallery, the artist displayed a series of unornamented sculptures that highlighted form rather than embellishment.
Synonyms
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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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3.9
Simple and plain with very little extra
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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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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
Plain without decoration or extra parts
Having no decorations
Material such as paper without any design, pattern, or writing on it
Plain and without extra material or detail
Without a design, like a solid color
Simple and plain without extra decoration
Has a plain, simple style and is not expensive
Plain and simple, not expensive or decorated
Antonyms
How Ornamented
Surface Forms
Morphology
unornamented = ornamented (transparent) = un + ornament + ed
The word is formed by adding the negative prefix 'un-' to 'ornamented' (ornament + -ed), so the meaning 'not decorated' is directly derived.
Etymology
The word unornamented is made of un- meaning 'not' and ornament meaning 'decoration', like a Christmas ornament, so unornamented means 'not decorated'. That's why we use it for things, buildings, or writing that are plain and simple.