US /ˌʌnəˈdɔːrnd/ UK /ˌʌnəˈdɔːnd/
adj

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    plain; not decorated or embellished

    She preferred an unadorned room with bare white walls.

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Synonyms
1 adj · plain; not decorated or... plainbareunembellishedsimpleundecoratedaustere
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Word family
Related forms adornadornmentadorned

Etymology

From un- ('not') + adorned, past participle of adorn, from Old French aorner, from Latin adornare ('to equip, embellish'), from ad- ('to') + ornare ('to furnish, decorate').

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