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un·var·nished
/
ʌnˈvɑr
nɪʃt
/
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uhn-
vahr
-nisht
]
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adjective
1.
plain; clear; straightforward; without vagueness or subterfuge; frank:
the unvarnished truth.
2.
unfinished, as floors or furniture; not coated with or as if with varnish.
Origin:
1595–1605;
un-
1
+
varnish
+
-ed
3
,
-ed
2
Synonyms
1.
bare, naked, candid, direct.
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unvarnished
(ʌnˈvɑːnɪʃt)
—
adj
not elaborated upon or glossed; plain and direct:
the unvarnished truth
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Word Origin & History
unvarnished
1604, of statements, "not embellished," from
un-
(1) "not" + pp. of
varnish
(v.). Lit. sense of "not covered in varnish" is recorded from 1758.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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