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- [uh-dawrn]
- /əˈdɔrn/
- /ʌnəˈdɔːnd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uh-dawrn]
- /əˈdɔrn/
Definitions of unadorned word
- verb with object unadorned to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments: garlands of flowers adorning their hair. 1
- verb with object unadorned to make more pleasing, attractive, impressive, etc.; enhance: Piety adorned Abigail's character. 1
- adjective unadorned plain, not embellished 1
- adjective unadorned Something that is unadorned is plain, rather than having decoration on it. 0
- adjective unadorned not decorated; plain 0
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Origin of unadorned
First appearance:
before 1325 One of the 16% oldest English words
1325-75; Middle English adornen < Latin adōrnāre, equivalent to ad- ad- + ōrnāre to dress (see ornate); replacing late Middle English aourne < Middle French < Latin
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Parts of speech for Unadorned
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
unadorned popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 62% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
unadorned usage trend in Literature
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adj unadorned
- artless — Someone who is artless is simple and honest, and does not think of deceiving other people.
- austere — If you describe something as austere, you approve of its plain and simple appearance.
- bare-bones — Minimalist; lacking that which is not essential.
- barebones — Alternative form of bare-bones.
- card-carrying — A card-carrying member of a particular group or political party is an official member of that group or party, rather than someone who supports it.
adjective unadorned
- bald — Someone who is bald has little or no hair on the top of their head.
- bare — If a part of your body is bare, it is not covered by any clothing.
- inelaborate — Not elaborate; crude; unfinished.
Antonyms for unadorned
adj unadorned
- adorned — to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments: garlands of flowers adorning their hair.
- baroque — Baroque architecture and art is an elaborate style of architecture and art that was popular in Europe in the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries.
- de luxe — (esp of products, articles for sale, etc) rich, elegant, or sumptuous; superior in quality, number of accessories, etc
- fancy — imagination or fantasy, especially as exercised in a capricious manner.
- frilly — covered with or marked by frills: Some of the more elaborate dress shirts have frilly fronts.
adjective unadorned
- festooned — a string or chain of flowers, foliage, ribbon, etc., suspended in a curve between two points.
- garlanded — a wreath or festoon of flowers, leaves, or other material, worn for ornament or as an honor or hung on something as a decoration: A garland of laurel was placed on the winner's head.
- ornate — elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so: They bought an ornate Louis XIV sofa.
- overdecorated — Simple past tense and past participle of overdecorate.
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