adj ·3 syllables ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Not having been coated with varnish. not-comparable

   "unvarnished furniture"

2. 2
   Natural, unmodified, unembellished, not exaggerated. broadly, figuratively, not-comparable

   "She told the unvarnished truth."

Adjective

1. 1
   free from any effort to soften to disguise wordnet
2. 2
   not having a coating of stain or varnish wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

directarcadianasceticaustereaustereauthentic

Example

More examples

"I need you to tell me the unvarnished truth."

Etymology

From un- + varnished.

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