Unvarnished
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Unvarnished is an adjective meaning Not having been coated with varnish.
Meaning
Not having been coated with varnish.
More Meanings
- (figuratively, by extension) Natural, unmodified, unembellished, not exaggerated.
Example Sentences
unvarnished furniture
She told the unvarnished truth.
There were no socialist countries or liberation movements to blame for World War I. It was a plain, unvarnished racist war for colonial empire.
Boris Johnson the "ersatz Churchill" needed the real one to remain untouchable and unvarnished to serve his own narrative as his latter-day incarnation.
Word Forms
- unvarnisht
Synonyms for unvarnished
Depending on context, synonyms include plain, simple, austere, bare, chaste, modest.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include unstained, direct, plain, pure, naked, bare.
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