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unadorned

adjective

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ʌˌnəˈdɔːnd/ / /əˌnʌˈdɔːɹnd/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English adorned English unadorned From un- + adorned.

  1. Having no additional decoration or embellishment; plain and simple

    Her clothes were unadorned, yet her beauty was undiminished.

    This was the era of the polykatoikia, the apartment block built of unadorned concrete and typically five or six storeys high.

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English adorned English unadorned From un- + adorned.

  1. simple past and past participle of unadorn