unvarnished

unvarnished
Synonyms and related words:
Spartan, arcadian, ascetic, austere, authentic, bald, bare, blank, bona fide, bucolic, candid, card-carrying, common, commonplace, dinkum, direct, dry, dull, following the letter, frank, genuine, good, guileless, homely, homespun, honest, honest-to-God, inartificial, lawful, lean, legitimate, lifelike, literal, matter-of-fact, naked, native, natural, naturalistic, naturelike, neat, nude, open, openhearted, original, outspoken, pastoral, plain, plain-speaking, plain-spoken, prosaic, prosing, prosy, pure, real, realistic, rightful, rural, rustic, severe, simon-pure, simple, simple-speaking, sincere, sober, spare, stark, sterling, straight, straightforward, sure-enough, true to life, true to nature, true to reality, unadorned, unadulterated, unaffected, unarrayed, unartificial, unassumed, unassuming, unbeguileful, unbeguiling, uncalculating, uncolored, uncomplicated, unconcealed, unconcocted, uncopied, uncounterfeited, undeceitful, undeceiving, undeceptive, undecked, undecorated, undesigning, undisguised, undisguising, undissembled, undissembling, undissimulated, undissimulating, undistorted, undressed, unembellished, unexaggerated, unfabricated, unfanciful, unfeigned, unfeigning, unfictitious, unflattering, unfurbished, ungarnished, unimaginative, unimagined, unimitated, uninvented, unornamented, unpoetical, unpretended, unpretending, unpretentious, unqualified, unromantic, unsimulated, unsophisticated, unspecious, unspoiled, unsynthetic, untrimmed, verbal, verbatim, veridical, verisimilar, word-for-word

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  • unvarnished — [unvär′nisht] adj. 1. not varnished 2. plain; simple; unadorned [the unvarnished truth] …   English World dictionary

  • unvarnished — index accurate, genuine, honest, literal, naked (lacking embellishment), simple, true (authentic), unadult …   Law dictionary

  • unvarnished — c.1600, of statements, not embellished, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + pp. of VARNISH (Cf. varnish) (v.). Literal sense of not covered in varnish is recorded from 1758 …   Etymology dictionary

  • unvarnished — [adj] plain, honest bare, candid, clean, folksy*, for real*, frank, genuine, homey*, naked, open, open and shut*, pure, pure and simple*, simple, sincere, stark, straight, straightforward, unadorned, unconcealed, undisguised, undissembled,… …   New thesaurus

  • unvarnished — ► ADJECTIVE 1) not varnished. 2) plain and straightforward …   English terms dictionary

  • unvarnished — adjective Date: 1605 1. a. not adorned or glossed ; plain, straightforward < told the unvarnished truth > b. artless, frank < the unvarnished candor of old people and children Janet Flanner > 2. not coated with or as if with varnish …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • unvarnished — /un vahr nisht/, adj. 1. plain; clear; straightforward; without vagueness or subterfuge; frank: the unvarnished truth. 2. unfinished, as floors or furniture; not coated with or as if with varnish. [1595 1605; UN 1 + VARNISH + ED3, ED2] Syn. 1.… …   Universalium

  • unvarnished — adjective a) Not having been coated with varnish (or other surface treatment). b) Pure, natural, unmodified (especially in the phrase unvarnished truth ) …   Wiktionary

  • unvarnished — adj. Unvarnished is used with these nouns: ↑truth …   Collocations dictionary

  • unvarnished — un|var|nished [ʌnˈva:nıʃt US a:r ] adj 1.) [only before noun] simple and without any additional descriptions or details ▪ an unvarnished account of events 2.) not covered with ↑varnish (=a transparent substance like paint, used to protect the… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • unvarnished — un|var|nished [ ʌn varnıʃt ] adjective 1. ) expressed in a very direct way that gives the true facts: She told him the plain unvarnished truth. 2. ) not covered with VARNISH (=a clear liquid for protecting wood) …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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