unsophisticated
not sophisticated; simple; artless.
without complexity or refinements: a relatively unsophisticated mechanism.
unadulterated; pure; genuine.
Origin of unsophisticated
1Other words for unsophisticated
Other words from unsophisticated
- un·so·phis·ti·cat·ed·ly, adverb
- un·so·phis·ti·cat·ed·ness, un·so·phis·ti·ca·tion, noun
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How to use unsophisticated in a sentence
Unsophistication was a thing to talk of; but he had not known how it really struck one until he came here.
Tess of the d'Urbervilles | Thomas HardyBesides, I exhausted the subject of unsophistication in short frocks when I first had the pleasure of meeting you, four years ago.
The Making of a Prig | Evelyn SharpInnocence and unsophistication flaunted their banners in almost every act and speech of The Oskaloosa Kid.
The Oakdale Affair | Edgar Rice BurroughsBut she was so unaffectedly sweet and pure that the two ladies loved her all the better for her unsophistication.
Doctor Jones' Picnic | S. E. ChapmanTherefore he arrogantly pitied Red's unsophistication; at which the gods laughed.
The Song of the Wolf | Frank Mayer
British Dictionary definitions for unsophisticated
/ (ˌʌnsəˈfɪstɪˌkeɪtɪd) /
lacking experience or worldly wisdom
marked by a lack of refinement or complexity: an unsophisticated machine
unadulterated or genuine
Derived forms of unsophisticated
- unsophisticatedly, adverb
- unsophisticatedness or unsophistication, noun
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