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Dictionary: un·var·nished   (ŭn'vär'nĭsht) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Not coated with varnish: unvarnished floors.
  2. Stated or otherwise presented without any effort to soften or disguise; plain: the unvarnished truth.

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adjective

    Without addition, decoration, or qualification: bald, bare, dry, plain, simple, unadorned. See plain/fancy.

Antonyms: unvarnished
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adj

Definition: plain, honest
Antonyms: dishonest, falsified


WordNet: unvarnished
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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: not having a coating of stain or varnish
  Synonym: unstained

Meaning #2: free from any effort to soften to disguise
  Synonym: plain


Translations: Unvarnished
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - usminket, ulakeret, usmykket

Nederlands (Dutch)
ongevernist, ongezouten, oprecht

Français (French)
adj. - non vernis, (fig) franc et direct

Deutsch (German)
adj. - ungeschminkt, unlackiert

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αβερνίκωτος, αλουστράριστος, (μτφ.) απλός, αφτιασίδωτος

Italiano (Italian)
non verniciato

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - não envernizado, não adornado, sincero

Русский (Russian)
нелакированный, неприкрашеный, откровенный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - sin barnizar, sencillo, puro

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - osminkad, enkel, ofernissad, obehandlad

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
未涂漆的, 质朴的, 无装饰的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 未塗漆的, 質樸的, 無裝飾的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 니스 칠하지 않은, 끝을 내지 않은, 꾸밈이 없는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - ワニスの塗ってない, 飾らない, ありのままの, 率直な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) بدون تذويق, بدون تلميع, بدون تنميق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮לא מיופה, פשוט, לא מצופה (בלכה או שכבת ברק)‬


 
 
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