unadorned en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ʌˌnəˈdɔːnd/ (UK)
- /əˌnʌˈdɔːɹnd/ (US)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English adorned English unadorned From un- + adorned.
Meanings
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Having no additional decoration or embellishment; plain and simple
This was the era of the polykatoikia, the apartment block built of unadorned concrete and typically five or six storeys high.
2019, Roderick Beaton, Greece: Biography of a Modern Country, Penguin, published 2020, page 307:Her clothes were unadorned, yet her beauty was undiminished.
2003, Christopher Paolini, “Prologue: Shade of Fear”, in Eragon, page 2:Though I wore only a plain somber gray Brunswick gown unadorned by ribbon or lace, and my uncle was dressed in black, the people knew aristocrats on sight.
2019 October 1, Kate Quinn, Stephanie Dray, Laura Kamoie, E. Knight, Sophie Perinot, Heather Webb, Ribbons of Scarlet: A Novel of the French Revolution's Women, HarperCollins, →ISBN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more unadorned | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most unadorned | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
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Hypernyms
boring · sartorial · moderate · lacking
Relateds
cheerless · drab · plain-looking · dull · decoration · stern · serious
Synonyms
modest · severe · undecked · unembellished · plain · chaste · austere · unornamented · unextravagant · unadorned · unembellished · quiet · unvarnished · austere · spartan · ungarnished · bare · inornate · untrimmed · simple
Translations (26)
el αδιακόσμητος (Having no additional decoration) · mi tōkau (Having no additional decoration) · fr simple (Having no additional decoration) · tr gösterişsiz (Having no additional decoration) · fr dépouillé (Having no additional decoration) · nl kaal (Having no additional decoration) · grc ἄκομψος (Having no additional decoration) · gd sìmplidh (Having no additional decoration) · de schlicht (Having no additional decoration) · fr sobre (Having no additional decoration) · tl lisding (Having no additional decoration) · eo senornama (Having no additional decoration) · pt sem adorno (Having no additional decoration) · pt desadornado (Having no additional decoration) · mi tōtōkau (Having no additional decoration) · ga lom (Having no additional decoration) · de schmucklos (Having no additional decoration) · tr sade (Having no additional decoration) · hu dísztelen (Having no additional decoration) · mi kōkau (Having no additional decoration) · fr sans fioritures (Having no additional decoration) · bg неукрасен (Having no additional decoration) · hu díszítetlen (Having no additional decoration) · tr süssüz (Having no additional decoration) · fi koristelematon (Having no additional decoration) · fr sans ornements (Having no additional decoration)