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- [em-bel-ish]
- /ɛmˈbɛl ɪʃ/
- /ˌʌnɪmˈbɛlɪʃt /
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- [em-bel-ish]
- /ɛmˈbɛl ɪʃ/
Definitions of unembellished word
- verb with object unembellished to beautify by or as if by ornamentation; ornament; adorn. 1
- verb with object unembellished to enhance (a statement or narrative) with fictitious additions. 1
- adjective unembellished not embellished; plain 0
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Origin of unembellished
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English embelisshen < Anglo-French, Middle French embeliss- (stem of embelir), equivalent to em- em-1 + bel- (< Latin bellus pretty) + -iss- -ish2
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Parts of speech for Unembellished
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
unembellished popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
unembellished usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for unembellished
adj unembellished
- austere — If you describe something as austere, you approve of its plain and simple appearance.
- bald — Someone who is bald has little or no hair on the top of their head.
- bare-bones — Minimalist; lacking that which is not essential.
- barebones — Alternative form of bare-bones.
- down home — of, relating to, or exhibiting the simple, familiar, or folksy qualities associated with one's family or with rural areas, especially of the southern U.S.: down-home cooking; down-home hospitality.
adjective unembellished
- bare — If a part of your body is bare, it is not covered by any clothing.
- coldblooded — having a body temperature that fluctuates, approximating that of the surrounding air, land, or water
- hardboiled — Alternative spelling of hard-boiled.
- inelaborate — Not elaborate; crude; unfinished.
- literal — in accordance with, involving, or being the primary or strict meaning of the word or words; not figurative or metaphorical: the literal meaning of a word.
verb unembellished
- embroider — Decorate (cloth) by sewing patterns on it with thread.
- overelaborate — excessively or fussily elaborate, ornate, detailed, etc.
Antonyms for unembellished
adj unembellished
- caricatural — a picture, description, etc., ludicrously exaggerating the peculiarities or defects of persons or things: His caricature of the mayor in this morning's paper is the best he's ever drawn.
- flowery — covered with or having many flowers.
- for show — in order to impress, for display only
- hammy — characteristic of a person who overacts.
- hyperbolic — having the nature of hyperbole; exaggerated.
adjective unembellished
- embellished — Simple past tense and past participle of embellish.
- euphuistic — Of or pertaining to euphuism.
- exaggerated — That has been described as greater than it actually is; abnormally increased or enlarged.
- ornamental — used or grown for ornament: ornamental plants.
- overestimated — Simple past tense and past participle of overestimate.
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