UNVARNISHED

plain, unvarnished

(adjective) free from any effort to soften to disguise; “the plain and unvarnished truth”; “the unvarnished candor of old people and children”

unstained, unvarnished

(adjective) not having a coating of stain or varnish

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

unvarnished (not comparable)

Not having been coated with varnish (or a similar surface treatment).

(figuratively, by extension) Natural, unmodified, unembellished, not exaggerated, as in unvarnished truth.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

7 November 2024

ERASE

(verb) remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; “Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!”


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“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States

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