unembellished

adjective

un·​em·​bel·​lished ˌən-im-ˈbe-lisht How to pronounce unembellished (audio)
: lacking embellishment or elaboration (as with decorative elements or fanciful details) : not embellished
a plain, unembellished room
unembellished facts
an unembellished account of their travels

Examples of unembellished in a Sentence

an unembellished vase is best because it won't take attention away from the flowers
Recent Examples on the Web Nicholson’s unembellished beauty, as ripe for discovery as a remote landscape, permeates the film as much as Ziegler’s changeling aura. Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2024 Rooted in an unembellished documentary aesthetic, the fictional framework of Covi’s screenplay and the nimble camerawork by Frimmel capture Gemma’s chic Trastevere day-to-day as well as the family’s working-class realities — hustles both, in different ways. Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019 But that same day, COPA released the full, unembellished footage, along with other records from the case. Eric Umansky, ProPublica, 23 Jan. 2024 The lines are clean, and the designs are unembellished and minimal. Jennifer Cegielski, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Mar. 2023 See all Example Sentences for unembellished 

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Word History

First Known Use

1630, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unembellished was in 1630

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“Unembellished.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unembellished. Accessed 19 Sep. 2024.

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