Unadorned

Word UNADORNED
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Pronunciations /əˌnʌˈdɔːnd/

Definitions and meanings of "Unadorned"

What do we mean by unadorned?

Without adornment or embellishment; simple or plain. adjective

Not admired; not regarded with affection or respect; not admirable.

Having no additional decoration or embellishment; plain and simple adjective

Not decorated with something to increase its beauty or distinction adjective

To add a feature or embellishment that makes something uglier; uglify.

To remove the adornments from.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Unadorned

The word "unadorned" in example sentences

Though trained as a chemist, he is considered an excellent theologian, and he is legendary for his simple and self-denying way of life: he lives in unadorned rooms near the cathedral in Buenos Aires and takes the bus to his appointments. ❋ Unknown (2006)

She referred to an unadorned rectangular stone of some porous rock, perhaps two meters wide and three long, strangely scarred in places. ❋ Margaret Wander Bonanno (1990)

The thought is simple and even obvious, and the expression unadorned, and yet what he said had that subtle quality which stirred and still stirs the heart of every man born on the soil of the old Puritan Commonwealth. ❋ Henry Cabot Lodge (1887)

Benioff has down pat the art of writing the kind of unadorned, direct prose that buoys a story along. ❋ Unknown (2008)

We sat for a minute and a man, clothed in the same kind of unadorned tunic the woman and we were wearing, walked across the stage with a stack of thick notebooks under each arm. ❋ Haldeman, Joe (1975)

The images show her bundled up, drinking a coffee and ringless (or "unadorned," per ET). ❋ Unknown (2010)

The best thing I've heard said about us is that we "do the kind of unadorned pop magic that reminds you why you started liking music in the first place, before the demons of cynicism set in and started gnawing on your brain's pleasure centres, forever numbing you to the simple magic of a tuneful refrain joyfully sung …", so maybe if that sounds good you should give us a listen. ❋ Unknown (2009)

NET binary packages, you may be better off using Team Foundation Build "unadorned". ❋ Unknown (2008)

Perhaps I need educating in the virtues of soaring towers and unadorned surfaces. ❋ Simon Jenkins (2010)

The book's beautifully melancholy photographs include a blue, gravel-laden barge and its reflection in the waters at the confluence of the Newtown Creek main channel and English Kills; the listless remains of the Maspeth Plank Road Bridge; and the Midtown Tunnel Ventilation Building in all its unadorned charm. ❋ Ralph Gardner Jr. (2010)

Anna explained the box represented her: small, unadorned, tough on the outside, but inside . . . empty. ❋ Lori Armstrong (2011)

This is simplicity itself — a bowl of unadorned fresh mint, coriander, flat leaf parsley, dill, tarragon and basil, for example, along with some feta-like crumbly white cheese and warm flat bread. ❋ Bruce Palling (2011)

Zuma, by contrast, is a former goatherd with no formal schooling who speaks spare, unadorned English. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The one remaining medieval bench end is unadorned, its dark wood carved with the legendary mermaid from Pendour Cove holding up her mirror and comb. ❋ Virginia Spiers (2010)

The songs are made more poignant by Mr. Selway's unadorned delivery. ❋ Jim Fusilli (2010)

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