unvarnished

unvarnished
adj
1. plain, clear, straightforward, simple, true, bare, naked, overt; unadorned, unembellished, unfurbished, undecorated, unor-namented, untrimmed, undecked, undressed; pure, pure and simple, direct, inartificial, unsophisticated, unpretentious, unaffected; natural, genuine, undisguised, unpretended; undissembling, artless, unfeign-ing, guileless; sincere, honest, frank, outspoken, straight, open.
2. unfinished, uncoated, unenameled, unwaxed, unpolished; unbuffed, unburnished, unshined, unglossed.

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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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